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confuseddave

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Jan 24, 2009 20:04

If you're anything like me, you've been following the Israeli invasion of Gaza over the past couple of months with a mixture of horror and frustration. Regardless of whether you consider the military action justified - and I'm biting my tongue to curb any inflammatory language which could be levelled at either party in this conflict - the bottom ( Read more... )

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ocean_depths January 29 2009, 15:58:43 UTC

Thanks Dave - how much of the online donation goes to the charity I wonder? Most sites taking online donations steal a %...

confuseddave January 29 2009, 17:48:33 UTC

At least 95% of it is passed on to the appropriate charities, of which a minimum of 93% must be used for relief work (as opposed to administration); so they effectively guarantee a minimum of 87.4% of your donation will go to the right place. Personally, I think that's a pretty good balance, and I'm happy to let that five-percent-or-less support the organisation.

Consider that when student charity groups (i.e. Rag) organise a "raid" on another city, at least at third of that will go on travel costs and organisation (although to be fair, they are more about publicity than raising money).

ocean_depths January 29 2009, 20:24:10 UTC

Aaaah, reading it again makes sense. 95% minimum to agencies, 7% of what's left on organisation. Got it. 5% is annoying. It would keep people alive for an extra day.

confuseddave January 30 2009, 09:42:23 UTC

5% is annoying. It would keep people alive for an extra day.And getting rid of that 5% would mean no central advocacy group for UK charity appeals, which imho would probably lead to an overall drop in donations (or at least, a drop in the donations going to where the donor intended). I'm curious, what number do you think would be appropriate for appeals to take for organisation purposes, to support their staff and provide resources for campaigning and fundraising? Imagining that charities could run on zero monies (including advertising, rent for their headquarters, and administration to make sure that the donation is spent properly as well as salaries) is frankly laughable ( ... )