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That's not the case for all charities... you want to check out Charity Navigator and find charities that spend a proportion of their funds on programs that you
by cbozeman 6y ago
That's not the case for all charities... you want to check out Charity Navigator and find charities that spend a proportion of their funds on programs that you deem worthwhile.
This is why I've donated to the American Red Cross (89.8% of donations go to their programs, meaning every $10 you give, $8.98 of it goes to charity), and RAINN - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, who use 91.2% of donations on programs.
- Alupis 6y agoThe American Red Cross doesn't have a great history either [1][2] [1] https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-red-cross-raised-half-a-billion-dollars-for-haiti-and-built-6-homes https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-red-cross-raised-... [2] https://www.npr.org/2015/06/03/411524156/in-search-of-the-red-cross-500-million-in-haiti-relief https://www.npr.org/2015/06/03/411524156/in-search-of-the-re...
- lostlogin 6y agoI only recently discovered that The American Red Cross is different to The International Red Cross.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoThis TED talk on the subject of how we value charities is worth watching: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_abou... While I don't necessarily agree with everything he says, I think the primary point that we should value charities by their overall community impact, not just by their ratio of program expenditures to overhead, is absolutely correct.
- h_anna_h 6y agoCharity Navigator gives Mozilla 4 stars. Does not seem very reliable. I would also not give money to RAINN until they remove incest from their name.
- cbozeman 6y ago> I would also not give money to RAINN until they remove incest from their name. Okay, you lost me. Explain. > Charity Navigator gives Mozilla 4 stars. Does not seem very reliable. You're aware that they're measuring financial performance and objective criteria... not your personal feelings about what that charity does, right?
- h_anna_h 6y ago> Okay, you lost me. Explain. Consenting adults should be able to do whatever sexual thing they want. Incest-shaming is not a desirable property of our society. > You're aware that they're measuring financial performance and objective criteria... not your personal feelings about what that charity does, right? Mozilla's mismanagement of funds and overpayment of executive staff is objective. I also don't appreciate your tone.
- cbozeman 6y ago> Consenting adults should be able to do whatever sexual thing they want. Incest-shaming is not a desirable property of our society. Its laughable that you think they're crusading against consensual incest and that they don't mean sexual abuse of minors by their parents. Then again, given the rest of the comments in this chain, I'm not surprised. > Mozilla's mismanagement of funds and overpayment of executive staff is objective. Compensation is always subjective. What one organization feels is supremely generous compensation is viewed by another as hiring that executive at an absolute steal. > I also don't appreciate your tone. Let me guess, you're used to people who defer to your opinion.
- h_anna_h 6y agoI am sorry but I am not willing to deal with this toxicity. Have a nice day.