What to consider when you are considering donating
What to consider when you are considering donating
- September 10, 2013
- Cecelia Lynch, political science professor and international studies director, is quoted in The World September 10, 2013
From The World:
As part of The World’s investigative project Tracking Charity, we recently held an
online chat with experts in the realm of giving. Our question: How do you know a good
charity when you see it? It’s not an easy question to answer, particularly when you
are focusing on organizations that work in developing countries while securing donations
from people in the United States. Here are some takeaways from the chat and a few
additional perspectives that might help donors think through where they put their
dollars. So, how do you know a good charity when you see it? Here’s one tip: Look
at a charity’s website and marketing materials. Pay attention to how the organization
portrays the recipients of its aid. “They should never be represented as tragic victims
or simply as happy, passive recipients of Western aid,” says Cecelia Lynch, a blogger
and professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine.
For the full story, please visit http://www.theworld.org/2013/09/what-to-consider-when-you-are-considerin....
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