Daniel Borochoff
Daniel Borochoff
business controls criminal element internal knowing level natural nonprofit outside target
Unfortunately, the criminal element will target nonprofit organizations, even outside of natural disasters, knowing they don't have the same level of safeguards and internal controls that a business would have.
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I would think if she wants to do something beneficial for Katrina victims, she shouldn't be making the decision that the vendor is her son.
associated assumption people
People make the assumption that wristbands are associated with a charity, but that isn't always the case.
disaster heightens
When a big disaster happens, it heightens the philanthropic impulse.
argument capital harder money people suffering
When there are people suffering and people in need right now, it's a harder argument to give money to a memorial, to a capital campaign, or an endowment.
worth
If it's worth that much, why aren't they getting the value?
charity generating highly profit research revenue turning using
If they can't demonstrate they're using it for research purposes, or if they can't show that they're turning a profit and generating revenue for the charity, then it is highly questionable and doesn't look like something a charity should be doing.
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The Red Cross is a brand name, and people automatically pick it for donations. But there are a lot of local groups who could use assistance and reimbursement, and the Red Cross isn't willing to do that.
cross red turned
The Red Cross has turned over a new leaf.
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They're taking away charitable resources that might be used to help other people.
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Americans have a fixed budget for giving, and if they give to this, it's not available to give to some other charity. If this group wants to tell people that they're not going to get 90 percent of what the fundraiser takes in, if they want to be up front with people, then I have no problem with it.
connected disaster inspired scale
Americans do feel very connected to a wide- scale disaster like this, and they're inspired to do something.
charities concern needed overdoing people
There is a lot more needed to get these people back up on their feet. We had concern with charities overdoing it in 9/11.
point problems service
We can point out problems to a charity, but we're not a service to charities.