Charity Governance

DONORS WHO WANT TO HELP EARTHQUAKE-TSUNAMI VICTIMS MUST TARGET THEIR DONATIONS CAREFULLY: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS IS A CASE IN POINT

Kudos to Doctors Without Borders for posting the following information on its website:

IF YOU WANT TO EARMARK YOUR DOLLARS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI RELIEF BE SURE TO REVIEW THE ONLINE DONATION FORM CAREFULLY

We wanted to give money to assist the victims of last weekend’s earthquake-tsunamis disaster in Southeast Asia so we began to look at relief agency websites.  We discovered that practices regarding earmarking funds vary widely among relief organizations.  So those wanting to earmark funds to the victims of the earthquake-tsunamis need to read the fine print carefully.

There is no doubt that many disaster relief organizations do....