Kin
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The point still stands. Before giving money to anyone you should do a little research into them and their financials and see what appeals to you.
For instance, leaving aside that Highlander was wrong about what the Salvation army pays their staff...is paying a high salary to a non-profit CEO a bad thing? What if they're really good at raising money? Or run a super-efficient organization? I don't think it's necessarily fair to expect anyone who works for a non-profit to not care about their own salary because that way you'll lose a lot of really talented people to the private sector.
If the only people who are there are there irrespective of money you'll probably get a lot of religious people. Religious charities aren't necessarily bad but, as Bender points out, they bring a host of other issues to the table.
So be smart with your money folks. If you're looking for a secular organization with solid financials helping in the fight against poverty the folks I like to give to are at the Daily Bread Food Bank(87% of their expenses are their charitable programs).
For instance, leaving aside that Highlander was wrong about what the Salvation army pays their staff...is paying a high salary to a non-profit CEO a bad thing? What if they're really good at raising money? Or run a super-efficient organization? I don't think it's necessarily fair to expect anyone who works for a non-profit to not care about their own salary because that way you'll lose a lot of really talented people to the private sector.
If the only people who are there are there irrespective of money you'll probably get a lot of religious people. Religious charities aren't necessarily bad but, as Bender points out, they bring a host of other issues to the table.
So be smart with your money folks. If you're looking for a secular organization with solid financials helping in the fight against poverty the folks I like to give to are at the Daily Bread Food Bank(87% of their expenses are their charitable programs).