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[-] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, any organisation has overhead that grows with its size. But it is also necessary to help on a bigger scale and have more impact, for example by being able to open a restaurant for the homeless and reducing costs by buying and cooking in bulk. Also I'm in the EU so charities are probably better regulated than in the USA, they get government labels to allow for tax reduction so you know there's some public utility control.

I'm not against judging, that's natural, people who pretend not to, lie. I just wanted to add this idea to refine the judgement.

[-] MuhammadJesusGaySex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, yeah that makes sense. Yeah, here in the states a whole lot of charities (even big ones) are little more than scams. It sucks because a lot of money goes into those charities and not a lot of that money is spent helping. Also, the US is HUGE. So, you might live in Alabama, and donate to a charity. But that charity mainly works in places like New York, and San Francisco, and Los Angeles all of which are several days drive from Alabama. So, if someone wants to help in the states, but go through a charity. I suggest volunteering time at a local place, or something like that. Otherwise, there is no way to tell where you’re money went, and there is very little accountability.

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