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Totally off topic, charities
I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed
people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. TIA |
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Broadback wrote:
:: I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed :: people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent :: ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. :: How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the :: cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have :: very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a :: substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish :: for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site :: authors and many other things. TIA League tables are a rarity these days as they do more harm than good, the red cross have the ability, intelligence and expertise to put your cash to the best use.(IMV of course) http://www.redcross.org.uk/index.asp...52816713051445 If it's going to be from your own pocket, the chancellor will also have to cough up...round about 28p for each pound you donate. http://www.redcross.org.uk/index.asp?id=2321 |
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In message , Broadback
writes I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. You could contact you local Rotary Club. The organisation has already sent many shelter boxes (ie with tents, water purifying equipment and tablets etc) during the last few days. You will find them by doing a search on the net. -- June Hughes |
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"Broadback" wrote I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. If you look at the site of http://www.charitiesdirect.com/charity4/ch021924.htm you will be able to get all the information you want -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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"Broadback" wrote in message
... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. TIA Ask the Charity you wish to give to, for their accounts. I used to subscribe to the Royal National Lifeboats Institute, until I discovered how wasteful they are with their donations. I now get round that problem by donating to the 'actual' Lifeboat Station as a 'designated' sum 'for that station' I have also subscribed to the Guide Dogs for the Blind to the extent of donating a dog, BUT, I believe that they have too much money for the applications for dogs, which is a pity. Getting back to the Asian disaster, one charity, don't know which one, is only taking 1%. (Staff do have to be paid and vehicles do have to have petrol etc) Mike -- H.M.S.Collingwood Ass. Llandudno 20 - 23 May Trip to Portmeirion National Service (RAF) Ass. Cosford 24 - 27 June Lanc Bomber Fly Past H.M.S.Impregnable Ass. Sussex 1 - 3 July Visit to Int. Fest of the Sea British Pacific Fleet. Derby 2 - 5 Sept. Visit to Denby Pottery |
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"Broadback" wrote in message ... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? Find a charity you think may have an involvement with relief work and whose integrity you trust and ask them the question. -- Brian "Reality rarely lives up to TV, usually because reality has a smaller budget and the opportunities for retakes are minimal." |
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Brian Watson wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message ... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? Find a charity you think may have an involvement with relief work and whose integrity you trust and ask them the question. Thanks for all your replies, plenty to go at there. I must admit that I stopped giving to the Sally Anne when they wasted all their money, and steered clear of the Red Crosss when they banned Christmas, not wanting to upset other religions, I'll bet they weren't, upset that is. |
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Broadback" wrote in message
... How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. TIA Amazon ( the book website ) has a link on their front page which guarantees that 100% of your money donated through them makes it to the relief effort. I guess that unlike most charities, they can pay for their efforts from their other operations so they don't need a cut of your money. -- Martin & Anna Sykes ( Remove x's when replying ) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~sykesm " |
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In article , Broadback
writes I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. TIA By happy chance I came across this a couple of months ago http://www.charitiesdirect.com/ You can eithe search on the name of a particuar charity or click on any charity name that it throws up, and it gives the income, the admin costs as %age of expenditure and of income, the fundraising costs as percentage of expenditure, the number of employees etc. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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"Broadback" wrote in message ... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. TIA DEC are taking 1% and the Charities a further 5% with 94% going to help those it was intended for. DEC can if you ask them give the break down of which charities they give to and how much to each. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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Thank you Charlie, I knew one was only taking 1%.
Mike -- H.M.S.Collingwood Ass. Llandudno 20 - 23 May Trip to Portmeirion National Service (RAF) Ass. Cosford 24 - 27 June Lanc Bomber Fly Past H.M.S.Impregnable Ass. Sussex 1 - 3 July Visit to Int. Fest of the Sea British Pacific Fleet. Derby 2 - 5 Sept. Visit to Denby Pottery "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... "Broadback" wrote in message ... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. TIA DEC are taking 1% and the Charities a further 5% with 94% going to help those it was intended for. DEC can if you ask them give the break down of which charities they give to and how much to each. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Broadback" wrote in message ... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. There was a recent summary in the BBC news. I have been led to believe that 9% is used up in internal overhead costs. I don't think one should ask such questions at all, but lash out as much as one can afford, irrespecticely of the possible leakages. If you were to donate £1, even if 50p gets lost, those in need will be 50p better off than if you wee to withold the pound.. Arrangements for plugging the leaks should be looked at in times of relative quiet. Franz |
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wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:56:01 -0000, "BAC" wrote: wrote in message .. . On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:42:40 +0100, wrote: On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:51:21 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann" wrote: "Broadback" wrote in message ... I decided to ask here, as I know there are many decent level headed people that subscribe. I am sorry for the off topic, I've spent ages searching with Google and cannot get the answer. How can I find the portion of donated money that goes to the cause for which it is intended? I know that some charities have very high administrative overheads. I wish to donate a substantial sum (to me) for the Asian disaster, but I don't wish for a high % of that going to highly paid administrators, web site authors and many other things. There was a recent summary in the BBC news. I have been led to believe that 9% is used up in internal overhead costs. I don't think one should ask such questions at all, but lash out as much as one can afford, irrespecticely of the possible leakages. If you were to donate £1, even if 50p gets lost, those in need will be 50p better off than if you wee to withold the pound.. Arrangements for plugging the leaks should be looked at in times of relative quiet. There's a web site somewhere that gives efficiency of charities. It's here http://www.charitynavigator.org/ Did I miss the bit where it deals with UK charities? You obviously did. Put a very well known UK charity say "Oxfam" in the search window. When I did that, it found and had statistics for 'Oxfam America'. I couldn't see any reference to Oxfam's UK statistics at all. That may be due to my ineptitude at searching the site, or it may be due to it being an American site, dealing with American charities. |
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