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Disadvantage of charities is that only approximately 10% of donated money are making it directly to the cause. Disadvantage of giving money directly to the poo

by gesman 13y ago

Disadvantage of charities is that only approximately 10% of donated money are making it directly to the cause. Disadvantage of giving money directly to the poor is that half of them will end up buying pot, booze or getting robbed.

kvb 13y ago
Please read up on this particular charity. Because of the way they target the aid, they seem to be largely free of the ill effects you imagine.
IanCal 13y ago
> Disadvantage of charities is that only approximately 10% of donated money are making it directly to the cause. 93% of a donation to GiveDirect will end up in the hands of the recipient. > Disadvantage of giving money directly to the poor is that half of them will end up buying pot, booze or getting robbed. Nope to the first two, I don't know about theft, but they have no reported incidents of violence (they perform follow up calls) http://www.givedirectly.org/pdf/litreview_2.pdf http://www.givedirectly.org/pdf/litreview_2.pdf They've performed randomised trials to see if the money makes a difference, and find that it's making a huge difference to peoples lives.
- nknighthb 13y ago
  Even in the "robbed" case, as a general rule, the wealthy aren't wandering the streets mugging people. That money is going to get spent on goods and services somewhere along the way, at least providing economic stimulus.
thenipper 13y ago
I work at an NGO and have worked at a bunch of non-profits and can say that stat is simply not the case. Sure you have some organizations where a lot of the money is absorbed into various 'administrative' charges, but any good charity will have at least 75% of their money go to program costs. The best will often to around 90% of all their income going to programmatic costs.
jack-r-abbit 13y ago
This one homeless guy came up to me the other day, and he was asking me for money. I was about to give it to him, and then I thought, ‘He’s just gonna use it on drugs or alcohol.’ And then I thought, ‘That’s what I’m gonna use it on. Who am I to judge the guy, really?’ -Greg Giraldo http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/xo5zry/stand-up-greg-giraldo--awkward-encounter http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/xo5zry/stand-up-gre...

by gesman 13y ago

kvb 13y ago

Please read up on this particular charity. Because of the way they target the aid, they seem to be largely free of the ill effects you imagine.

IanCal 13y ago

> Disadvantage of charities is that only approximately 10% of donated money are making it directly to the cause. 93% of a donation to GiveDirect will end up in the hands of the recipient. > Disadvantage of giving money directly to the poor is that half of them will end up buying pot, booze or getting robbed. Nope to the first two, I don't know about theft, but they have no reported incidents of violence (they perform follow up calls) http://www.givedirectly.org/pdf/litreview_2.pdf http://www.givedirectly.org/pdf/litreview_2.pdf They've performed randomised trials to see if the money makes a difference, and find that it's making a huge difference to peoples lives.

nknighthb 13y ago
Even in the "robbed" case, as a general rule, the wealthy aren't wandering the streets mugging people. That money is going to get spent on goods and services somewhere along the way, at least providing economic stimulus.

thenipper 13y ago

I work at an NGO and have worked at a bunch of non-profits and can say that stat is simply not the case. Sure you have some organizations where a lot of the money is absorbed into various 'administrative' charges, but any good charity will have at least 75% of their money go to program costs. The best will often to around 90% of all their income going to programmatic costs.

jack-r-abbit 13y ago

This one homeless guy came up to me the other day, and he was asking me for money. I was about to give it to him, and then I thought, ‘He’s just gonna use it on drugs or alcohol.’ And then I thought, ‘That’s what I’m gonna use it on. Who am I to judge the guy, really?’ -Greg Giraldo http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/xo5zry/stand-up-greg-giraldo--awkward-encounter http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/xo5zry/stand-up-gre...