On 16 Jun 2013, at 21:46, Vinayak Hegde <vinay...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Ingrid Srinath > <ingrid.srin...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> One via media that works is organisations who get their start-up costs, >> investments funded by foundations allowing contributions from the public to >> be used almost entirely for programmes. > > An article relevant to this thread. > > TL;DR version - $1.3Billion Donated ,$1 Billion siphoned off to > solicitation organisations. Worst charity only $0.03 out of $1 donated goes > to charity. Conflicts of interests, Tax-evasion shenanigans and corruption > is rampant in these charities mentioned in the article. > > http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/13/us/worst-charities > > -- Vinayak
This kind of criminal misconduct at the margins strengthens the case for clearer norms and greater transparency.
