Saturday, January 30, 2016

Charity/NonProfit Scandal In The United Kingdom-But The Real Issue Is Still Not Addressed

News just came out that a number of what were thought to be reputable nonprofits in the United Kingdom were spending less than 50 per cent of the money they take in on programs and services. The nonprofits argued in their defense that administrative costs,salaries,fund raising, marketing,office supplies, and so forth are high, and therefore they did nothing wrong. Unfortunately, and as usual it seems for the nonprofit world, no one examines the actual efficacy of the programs and services the nonprofit entities actually offer. I have learned first hand that a number of so called reputable nonprofit organizations in the world of animal welfare, prevention and alleviation of cruelty, conservation, wildlife protection, and more, have programs and services that are often ineffective and even harmful. No one cares if a for profit company has high operational/administrative costs if their actual products and/or services are efficient and productive. Nonprofits are not held to such a standard. Especially in the world of the defenseless and voiceless, such as with animals, conservation, third world children, and other voiceless populations,there is little to no examination and accountability regarding the actual programs and services of the nonprofits. So the world keeps being deluded into believing that serious issues are properly being addressed, whereas too often nothing further could be from the truth. I have seen animal organizations conduct so called animal cruelty investigations that only help animal abusers and dog fighters. I have seen animal cruelty and dog fighting get exploited by a number of so called animal welfare organizations. I have seen conservation groups exploit and manipulate conservation with ineffective at best programs that do nothing to protect and conserve habitat and wildlife, particularly in the third world where there is less scrutiny than in the the developed world. I have seen programs and services created that I believe serve no other purpose other than to deceive an unknowing, perhaps uncaring public into thinking something is being done, and therefore donations will continue to pour in. Nonprofits need to be scrutinized regarding how much is spent on administrative costs, salaries, fund raising and so forth. But far more important is the need once and for all to critically examine what it is they actually do; their programs and services. No for profit company can offer products and services and survive if they are not effective, unless a government is subsidizing them. No such accountability or scrutiny exists in the nonprofit world. The propaganda and marketing conducted by a number of nonprofit entities is enormous. They have many believing their self promotion.It seems no one wants to critically look at the actual reality. Ineffective, self serving, even harmful programs may look good on paper. They may bring in donations. But there is too much suffering in this world, too much harm being inflicted, for this exploitation to continue unchecked.

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