Please forgive cross posts. TOO BIG A HELPING HAND? Money is gushing in, overwhelming September 11 charities By Nanette Byrnes and David Henry with Brian Hindo and Susan Zegel in New York, Alexandra Starr in Washington, and bureau reports In the history of charitable giving there has never been anything like this. Since September 11 when hijacked passenger jets slammed into the World Trade towers, the Pentagon, and a field in rural Pennsylvania, outraged citizens from around the world have deluged relief organizations with donations that now approach $1 billion. But disbursing that amount in a responsible manner is a complex proposition. Is all of the money going where donors intended? Is it being well-spent? BusinessWeek, in collaboration with ABC's PrimeTime Thursday, finds: Top charities are recognizing that they've received more money than they can spend on direct aid to victims. Five weeks after the attack there is still no mechanism to keep the more than 200 charities involved from making duplicate payments to one recipient or letting others fall through the cracks. Only about 10% of the money raised has been distributed so far. The BusinessWeek/PrimeTime Thursday report shows not all the money will end up in the hands of the victims seen fleeing burning buildings on Sept. 11. http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011018_3920.htm NSP Lista isprobava demokratiju u praksi ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrBE8.bVKZIq Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
