Legal definitions of charity vary depending on region, but generally a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing about some social improvement as addressed in that organization's mission statement.
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Does food aid cause famines?
This article claims:
While all efforts should be made to get emergency food aid to Africa
during this famine, the tradition of US food aid in Africa is actually
part of the problem. Giving ...
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Does “raising awareness” have a meaningful impact?
People often talk about the indirect value of "raising awareness" or "consciousness raising".
For issues that most people already know about (like cancer), is there value to raising awareness?
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Does the Humane Society of the United States provide only 1% of their budget to pet shelters?
This is a meme going around Facebook. From the HumaneWatch's Facebook page:
Does the Humane Society of the United States only budget 1% for actually helping animals as claimed here?
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Does UNICEF use less than 14% of the donated money for the advertised causes?
I have heard claims from several people in relation to the occasional donation my wife or I make: that some charities have so much waste in their organization, or use so much money to market their ...
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Do the Salvation Army policies discriminate against homosexuals?
I have seen several articles and read several blogs stating that the Salvation Army is "homophobic", and that they actively discriminate against gay and lesbian people:
The Salvation Army does not ...
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How legitimate are the “support an orphan” organizations? [closed]
Note: I am not entirely sure how to make this question broad enough to matter without making it too subjective. Feel free to edit if you see a better way to phrase this. Also, I just guessed at ...
