I'd be impressed if you would process my donation. Your platform says it can't right now.
Update: we just deployed a fix for this, thanks for reporting! (We recently enabled Cloudflare caching which exposed a pre-existing CSRF issue, now fixed)
Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives
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#112Thank you for your work
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#113I've been with Watsi for almost 12 years now, most of that as a Universal Fund member. Like others, I love periodically checking the "My Impact" page, as it really humanizes my monthly donation.
> You've funded healthcare for 162 patients in 14 countries.
> You joined Watsi on February 26th, 2014. Eleven years ago, you became a member of our Universal Fund, supporting life-changing treatments for a new Watsi patient every month. Your most recent donation traveled 8,500 miles to support Leah, a poultry farmer from Kenya, to fund abdominal surgery.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
> captured by small groups who manage them as their personal fiefdom Isn't that intrinsic to what a charity is ? They don't have customers, they're not trusts set up on behalf of someone else specific, they're a tax exemption with an ideological mission. (still short on named examples in this subthread)
The key there is "ideological mission", which is immediately abandoned in all but name in favor of slinging money around the non-profit industrial complex. Edit: A great example that comes to mind for me is Wikimedia. They beg for money every year telling you that it's to keep Wikipedia running, but not only do they have enough money to keep running for years, not only is running Wikipedia not their main expense, but…
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#115congrats!
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#116I made the biggest donations in my life via Watsi. Thank you for building this site. I love you guys have an API as well. I thought of building an app on top of your API but never got round to complete it. If you are curious, I can share; I think there may be an opportunity to capture value in free giveaways and turn it into charity. Many people try to give away their things quickly on fb marketplace or letgo, ...wha…
This idea is great!! I really think this can work, i think its a win-win situation form the buyer and even the seller. Thanks for sharing it!
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#117First time seeing this. Really moving story. I just set up a monthly donation and had one thought: the way to donate monthly feels a bit too hidden right now (did a ctrl+f search to find the footer link). Much love to all of you!
This is really helpful feedback - our team will get to work on making this easier to find. Thanks for joining in and for all the kindness!
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
A lot of those charities are precisely in the process of being "cracked open", or have been captured by small groups who manage them as their personal fiefdom. The level of everyday corruption in this country is incredible.
> captured by small groups who manage them as their personal fiefdom Isn't that intrinsic to what a charity is ? They don't have customers, they're not trusts set up on behalf of someone else specific, they're a tax exemption with an ideological mission. (still short on named examples in this subthread)
> (still short on named examples in this subthread)
UK libel laws are no joke here, and coupled with the abandonment of basically any public subsidy for legal expenses of normal people, it means most people (me included) are not going to name names.