Charities

Just on the side of fairness in reporting, neither Trump or Clinton would be considered a philanthropist. Both use charities to push their political agendas. Both candidates are frauds and neither deserve to be President.
 
Around here the United Way is not only a bloated costs "charity" but they come across as something of a MOB. They have had their hands in every corporate type job I have had. The pitch sounds more like you better donate to this or be shunned or something. Brochures get passed out, there are meetings to attend, and the supervisors/managers are almost standing over you to fill out the form. They can even take it out of your check FOR you each week if you like.

Salvation Army is disgusting too!


I personally feel like alot of others here about top heavy charities. And I wont even start on the horror stories I have heard about some (most) of the so called Veteran ones!!!!!!!! UGH.
 
You people who directly make a difference in the lives of individuals have my deepest respect and gratitude.

Glad to see people really looking into what happens when they donate to [various charities]. If you want to do your bit through some organization, it pays to do your Due Diligence first.

One of the things I find, uhm...complicated...is the notion of Excessive Executive Compensation. As with many (private, for-profit) enterprises, so often you just can`t *get* good people to work for "a reasonable wage". It seems there aren`t all that many highly competent people willing to do C-Level jobs for low pay. Sure, those top-heavy charities bug me too, but try filling those slots for reasonable pay. Not saying it can`t/shouldn`t be done, just that it`s complicated.

When [a family member facing her imminent demise] was deciding what to do with her money, she visited the charities she was considering in person, really made an end-of-life project out of it despite the physical hardship. It not only helped ensure that she was really gonna do some good, but also proved a *VERY* fulfilling endeavor, she really enjoyed the process even though a few of the charities that got scratched off her list were disappointing. She ended up wishing she`d done it sooner, while she was healthy.
 
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