Daniel Borochoff
Daniel Borochoff
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In the past three years there's been a decline in giving to human service-type organizations. People need to step up to the plate and give extra.
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The beauty of the nonprofit sector is its diversity. Americans need to figure out that they should use the Red Cross, but don't use the whole wad. Save it for some other groups.
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It's certainly not right to be taking credit for something that the government is already doing. It is very serious for a charity to give the impression that it is doing what the government is doing.
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It is the only category of giving that has experienced a decline in each of the last three years.
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The Number 1 reason Americans give is because they're asked.
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It's hard to get donors to think about other important causes. It's a shame for the people in Niger and Mali and people in everyone's hometown that are in need. ... They'll have to suffer also because of Katrina.
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It's really a way to disguise your fund-raising.
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It's strange that the former first lady would want to do this. If her son's having a rough time of it, couldn't she write him a check? Maybe she isn't aware that people could frown upon this.
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Americans are stuck at giving 2 percent of their income to charity. What that means is that it's a fixed pie. ... Unless people change their behavior, a lot of giving will be taken away from other groups.