Check out the charities to which you donate

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Star Member Cyrano
Check out the charities to which you donate
During this month, I've seen more charitable-giving ads on TV than I ever remember seeing in past years.

From children's hospitals, to cancer donations, to save the animals causes, and many more, all of the ads are designed to bring tears to your eyes. They are all worthy causes. And the question is, "How much of your donation get's to what you're donating to?"

Cynics have told me that you're lucky if 10% of what you've donated makes it to the cause of your concern. The rest goes to salaries, advertising, and many other costs associated with charitable organizations, -- and, in too many cases, into the pockets of some who are profiting from your gift.

I donate what I can to Doctors Without Borders and The Southern Poverty Law Center. I've looked into both and found that most of what I can afford to give actually makes it to where it's intended.

In no way am I suggesting that the causes to which you're donating are scams. Yet, much may be going where you didn't intend it to go.

Years ago, Bernie Sanders outraged public opinion by suggesting that all of these charitable causes should be government funded, as they are in some European countries. He was right. Most people don't have the time or resources to check out where their donations are going. But, since the government doesn't do it, try to take a bit of time to check out if the major share of your donation is going where you want it to go.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217508447

This from a bunch of people who are experts on unemployment and disability scams. 🙄

[ADsOutburst]

Imagine how little of the money you give to government goes to the cause you thought it was for.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Clinton Family Crime Foundation anyone? How much money was raised for the Haitian relief fund actually went to Haiti?

[RuralNc]

Only the Muppets at the Island of the Damned would think that the .Gov should be in charge of donations. 

[CollectivismMustDie]

Veiled shot across the MVD bow, perhaps?

 

[DefiantSix]

Veiled shot across the MVD bow, perhaps?

 

Not possible.

Subtlety is lost - along with wisdom, humor and a host of other virtues - on the DUmbshits.

[FunkyZero]

the little socialist dirtbag warns people of best utilization of their donations while admitting it gives cash to SPLC.
the lack of self-awareness with these people is just jaw-dropping

[FlaGator]

I'm not big on the government spending tax money on things not related to governing, defense, or infrastructure but perhaps these charities wouldn't need to beg for donations as often if the government didn't attach so many strings to the money offer.

Also, the holidays are the time you would expect to see requests for donations as this is considered the giving time of the year otherwise you'd hear the bells of the Salvation Army kettle volunteers ringing all year round.

[landofconfusion80]

The primitive is at least partially correct about donations. Aside from the government manipulation nonsense, most charities are corrupt.  There is a never ending cause that never gets corrected or if it does, it shifts. See the anti smoking campaign and it's seamless shift to vaping irradication. Huge amounts of capital are used for overhead and often very little is used for the 'cause.' The final and possibly worst part of this whole industry is the money shift. Don't like abortion? Many charities are so well funded that they contribute to other charities. Susan g komen and the salvation army donate to planned parenthood