Agree wholeheartedly. Something about non-profits seem to make them sacrosanct. If you criticize them among friends, it's almost certain that someone will rip

Agree wholeheartedly. Something about non-profits seem to make them sacrosanct. If you criticize them among friends, it's almost certain that someone will rip into you for being miserly and not caring about the poor $VICTIMS. Cynically, I think the root of this tendency is the fact that many people don't care about the efficacy of a donation, as such, but only about how it indicates the giver is a morally superior being, over all those non-givers. Whether the organization blows the money on coke and hookers (or, more plausibly, ineffective staffing and programs) is besides the point. Especially organizations with powerful brands, like the Red Cross.