Interesting article on Donor Disenchantment because of various past and ongoing scandals.
Although Americans can be very generous dollar-wise, it works out to an average of only 2% of their yearly income. "Individuals and households accounted for $199 billion of the total — giving away nearly 2 percent of their incomes on average, it said."
"United Way, the Nature Conservancy, Rick Santorum’s foundation – those things all add up," said Rick Cohen, former director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, referring to charity scandals that linger in the public’s mind. "They chip away at the public’s sense of trust."
Kevin McCarthy, CEO of the United Way of Inland Valley in California, argues that the perception that financial shenanigans are widespread is at least partly due to skewed media coverage and selective memory, noting that he still hears regularly about the 1992 scandal surrounding United Way CEO William Aramony."
(That's why I still refuse to give to United Way.)
Here's another LINK to some past Charitable shenanigans
4 comments:
When you get a personal call, that person gets a cut of whatever money they can talk you out of. I think it's as high as 35%.
The best charity is one that doesn't give you a receipt, doesn't know your name or even what you look like, but will never forget getting your money.
Yes, yes, I'm a dreamer.
I like the United Way because Girl Scouts Inc. is funded by them, which means that Girl Scout councils have to be open armed and open minded when hiring because they're funded by non-profit organizations. Unlike the stinking boy scouts who get money from the government and get to discriminiate all the want.
We get a large part of our funding through United Way.
I'd like to give you a large funding through your United Way...
Well, it sounds grossly sexual, so how could I resist?
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