In Search Of The Red Cross' $500M In Haiti Relief (2015)
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#2This was widely reported back in 2015 when this was published. You might want to add (2015) to the title.
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#3>But the charity will not provide a list of specific programs it ran, how much they cost or what their expenses were.
Corruption, ineptitude or both? It's the American way!
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#4>But the charity will not provide a list of specific programs it ran, how much they cost or what their expenses were. Corruption, ineptitude or both? It's the American way!
This pretty much happens all over the globe.
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#5I wonder if there is a way to make non profitsmore accountable for the money they receive from big disaster donations.
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#6It's astounding how powerful the Red Cross brand is. I'd like to read a study how how much the brand influences donors. For example, try to raise money using identical mechanisms under a different header.
Also, I liked this: "I'm not a big mathematician, but I can make some additions. It doesn't add up for me."
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#7It's kind of surprising people still donate to Red Cross, given their extremely poor track record. I suppose they have brand name recognition. South Park had a great jab at them, with all the 9/11 donations being stored away in an Indiana Jones lost ark style warehouse.
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#8I always wondered how the global offices looked for these big charity organizations. With $500M, I imagine they have offices in those urban corporate office skyscrapers and Silicon Valley tech company styled HQs.
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#9>But the charity will not provide a list of specific programs it ran, how much they cost or what their expenses were. Corruption, ineptitude or both? It's the American way!
This pretty much happens all over the globe.
Yes. I'd argue that it is more endemic in other countries. In particular, in many countries, bribery and corruption are a key part of the culture. It's a point of pride if you can bribe and cheat your way to the top.
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#10This was widely reported back in 2015 when this was published. You might want to add (2015) to the title.
This report prompted a congressional report a year later. Ultimately Red Cross is a horribly inefficient way to give aid to areas in need of relief.
https://www.propublica.org/article/senator-red-cross-misled-... https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2861873-Senator-Gras...