With Charity For All: The Terrible Truth Of Charitable Failure (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
The author opens with "The public--and private--investment in the social sector is one of the critical elements of the American social compact, yet it is one of the oddities in public life that each year we renew this investment without ever pausing to ask the same questions that we ask of every other public and private investment: What are we getting in return, is the investment structured correctly, is the money going to the right places?" Well I've never been one to blindly donate if I haven't done a little research on the organization, and I was hoping for some takeaway from the part of the title that indicated, "...a Better Way to Give." His most sage advice is, "Like financial investing, social investing takes work: researching charities, reviewing Web sites and published reports, and sharing information among friends, peers, and other like-minded givers." REally sheds light on uncharitable "charity" hospitals and some fraud in other charities. Written by Ken Stern, once head of NPR. Talks about recent orgs that evaluate charities like Charity Navigator that publishes review of charities. Or GiveWell and New Profit that are doing intensive research to identify the most effective charities to give money to. Suggests that the best way to give money is to give it to professionals who seek out the best way to invest it.
What do You think about With Charity For All: The Terrible Truth Of Charitable Failure (2013)?
very much a stimulating read upon a topic that America had dared not tread.
—sidtthekid87
A frank and sobering unveiling of the charitable world.
—Kate
Use the index to find your best beloved charity
—Melissa313
