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Frazer flew to East Africa to hand out some Aid to an African Villages. He then flew back to Australia for his daughter's Birthday, then back again to Africa, all first Class. He stayed at the Best Hotel & hired a fleet of vehicles to move all the staff & Media. His Salary is enormous. The Aid he gave out was only a fraction of the cost of the Photo Op.
They have floods in India/Pakistan. The Adds tell us. "Imagine "your" house being washed away in a flood, give generously." For a start these houses are, one room grass & sapling huts, The same people have been getting washed away every year for the last 5000 years. This is all just part of life to them.
What makes you think that whatever Aid is given, gets to these people. If 10 Million Dollars was raised, each household would only get about 50 cents. OK, so 50 cents would be the equivalent to $50 to us.
It is said that out of every Dollar raised only 5 cents get to where it is intended. The rest goes on CEO's salaries, Administration, bribes, etc. Been there done that seen it all working.

As for the Churches, their excuse is that they are looking after the "Spiritual need" of the people with the money they collect. Then we have the Islamic Charities whose Charities collect for Terrorist Organizations through third parties.

Give to Charity. No. No way.

Jayb, I have said for years that charity, or at least FORIGN aid, should consist of all products that our nations producers can't sell or use. Farmers failed crops is one such example.

Instead of the farmers having to plow them in, why can't we harvest them, process them and send them off. Who knows, we might even create jobs for the unemployed.

The fact is that wherever cash is involved, corruption is never far behind.

Here's one charity that is well known,

From their site:
"If I donate money does it actually go to those who need it?
When you donate to a specific Special Work we ensure that it goes directly to where you want it. The Society prides itself on ensuring all funds donated are used specifically for what they are intended. We have the lowest administration fees of any other Australian charity because of our huge volunteer base.

Is the Society government funded?
The core work of the Society is carried out by members and volunteers and does not receive government funding ie home visitation and Vinnies shops. These services are funded through donations, fundraising activities and enterprises run by the Society.

However some of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Special Works do receive government funding ie aged care facilities, housing and homeless services, supported employment for people with disabilities.

The Society does not receive any direct funding from the Catholic Church."

More at:http://www.vinnies.org.au/page/About/FAQs/

I do believe the Salvo's, Vinnie's & other such Charities do great work for the needy. My Mother worked for Vinnie's in Ayr & Mackay for about 40 years in all. Even though she helped out she had some horror stories of what goes on behind the scenes. Staff helping themselves, first pick freebies for their friends etc.

I have a list from 2012, "Cost of raising Funds" What it doesn't tell you is that the CEO's Salaries & Wages are not included in this figure.
Worst;
Surf Lifesaving 62%
Care Flight Australia 51%
Make a Wish 51%
National Heart Foundation 48%
Aust. Red Cross 27%
Save the Children 25%

Best 9% & under
Guide Dogs 9%
Aust Cancer Research 7%
Arthritis Foundation 7%
Alzheimer's Aust 5%
Royal Flying Doctor of Aust 3%
Diabetes Aust. 2%

The worst is any other Charity other than the Best, under 9%. The list I have is very long.

There are so many worthy charities out there it's really confusing as to who are the best, and who's the most worthy of them all ? I've not got a lot of faith for the Salvation Army, as they're very choosy as to what material help they'll accept. As an example, we had a totally new, traditional rocking chair costing in excess of $350. I purchased it for my wife, and she never actually used it. I offered it to the Salvo's, and they declined it out of hand ?

Generally speaking I'll support charities dealing with Cancer. I made regular contributions to one, and they (apparently) shared around my address and other details with yet more charities, consequently I was flooded with correspondence from many others all seeking donations of one sort or another ?

Makes it really tough to try and legitimise many of these so called worthy causes. Therefore, I'd like to see a much closer scrutiny by authorities, in order to regulate and oversee many of them ? So the generous public would feel more secure when parting with their hard earned funds ?

o sung wu, sadly, charities are reluctant to accept anything that could potentially cause harm to the receiver, even if they do get it for free.

Perhaps they have seen rocking chairs that have fallen apart in the past. I don't know!

It's compliance gone mad, the very same compliance that has many companies, large and small, reconsidering their futures here.

Anything electrical must now be tested and tagged before it can be sold. Considering one can by a fan for $12 or so from the likes of Kmart, most sad looking ones end up in land fill.

I work in the CSG industry, service role, and the electrical tools that get thrown out is a disgrace. Grinders, drills, leads, saws, you name it, simply because all electrical tools used in the field now have to be tested and tagged every three months. Lifting slings and ratchet straps are the same. The hassle and costs are often deemed not worth it.

While I understand it's creating jobs, it's also creating waste and costs, as the miners and their contractors pay millions per month to dump waste. Some being simply due to what's been deemed as safe working dates.

As I say, it's compliance gone mad.