I only give to the EFF and specific cases[0] where I know 100% of my donation is going directly to the person I intend it to go to. I have no desire to have eve

I only give to the EFF and specific cases[0] where I know 100% of my donation is going directly to the person I intend it to go to. I have no desire to have even a penny of the money I give go to support the people whose job is charity. I want to see someone wipe out the for-profit charity fundraising industry [1]. These are jobs that should not exist. IMHO these companies are committing fraud. When I get pestered on a street to give to charity by someone who is in fact working for one of these for-profit charity fundraising companies, they should be legally obligated to disclose what percent of the money I am donating is actually going to the charity in question. If I donate $20 to a charity with the expectation that the entire $20 is going to that charity, and any amount less than $20 is actually given to that charity then it is fraud. Furthermore, if a charitable organization doesn't know enough to put up their own donations page where they can reasonably expect to get near 100% of the donations (minus small processing fees like credit card fees and whatnot), then I can't trust them to be smart enough to use the money wisely. I would love to see a future where the technically competent streamline charitable giving via open source projects so we get to the point where an organization can set up a page to receive charitable donations and the person managing the process can direct the money directly to the final individuals or expenses the money is going to. i.e. website/app endpoint for receiving money => bank account => people doing actual charitable work (not administrative) || equipment, materials and other expenses necessary for said said charitable work. The site/system should open up and make public the books of the charitable organization in question. If you want trust, you need trust and accountability. [0] Ladar Levison for legal defense. Open source projects where the money goes directly to to a developer (i.e. Marijn Haverbeke and Joey Hess). [1] http://www.tampabay.com/topics/specials/worst-charities1.page http://www.tampabay.com/topics/specials/worst-charities1.pag...