Let me tell you something. The United Way is the biggest charity in Canada. It's admin ratio is about 16%. The Food Kitchen is another popular charity, again the admin ratio is in the teens. These big programs accounts for most of the $ donated every year. While the Star report said "one in six" charities spend less than 50 cents on their money raised, their $ share of the total charity donation is much less than 1/6, because these bad apples are typically small operations. You do the math, how can the average charity only spend 5% on the good deeds?
There are some good charity programs here, like the ones for elderly Chinese. I think cynicism is dangerous sometimes. Sure we should avoid those shady telemarketers asking for money, that doesn't mean we can write off the good deeds others are doing. I donated to United Way this year, and I believe it is put to good use.
There are some good charity programs here, like the ones for elderly Chinese. I think cynicism is dangerous sometimes. Sure we should avoid those shady telemarketers asking for money, that doesn't mean we can write off the good deeds others are doing. I donated to United Way this year, and I believe it is put to good use.