Donations

Arlene32090940

That should part of the disclaimer, a breakdown of where and who gets the donation.

Goulah

Show me a charity that gives 100% of my donation to the cause Debbie and I will give generously. Trouble is that nowadays I cannot find even one.

James3243

All charities in Australia and most of the world are required to provide that information openly to the public generally on a quarterly basis.
If you are thinking of donating to support a cause it is worth looking at those reports

mustang6000

I totally agree, too little of donated funds actually end up being spent where needed.
For many years I have believed that charities with similar aims should be under one umbrella organisation that would administer them all and thus a large saving on overheads would mean that more funds get to the needy or cause.

James3243

I totally agree, too little of donated funds actually end up being spent where needed.
For many years I have believed that charities with similar aims should be under one umbrella organisation...

Could you not argue that one umbrella could actually mean less gets to those in need.
Would require more staff to manage. Certain groups would likely get left out as fewer people looking to see where it goes.
Charities generally are required by law to publicly report where there funds go so you can look to see how much goes where next time you are able to donate.

ray3258

I would agree that the breakdown analysis of the donations helps to establish trust.

Redsmarti

That is one of the things which makes it hard to trust charities. I understand that it is not fair for people to work for nothing but I do wonder how much actually gets to where it will do some good. That being said, I also still give to some charities but I also have made contacts with people in need and give them money directly.

Macko

I gave to 3 charities last financial year and now am hounded weekly with emails and phone calls asking for more. They will get nothing more from me now. I gave when I could at the time and obviously, that was not enough. They have lost out now

John3258

Transparency would be nice but probably something we’ll never see.

jtmorri

I think many charities could combine into one. There are so many for the one cause which adds to costs and the money not getting where it is needed. There should be an audit of a charity register where charities for the same cause are by law made to merge and stop the bureaucracy. It's as if a person starts a charity so they create a job for themselves, employ their friends and can get government handouts. People give so the money helps those in need or a worthwhile cause. I choose not to give as I find them all to be money wasters as I have outlined above. The system needs to change so those giving see more good from their donation and that it is impactful.

fetid

If governments made better choices we wouldn't need charities. Therefore make better choices on election days