Give blood, it's free.

At least in NSW it is near crisis, even in a regional city one person collecting thousands for drought relief has been arrested for spending it on him self
During a flood relief campaign one well know charity dumped perfectly good furniture on a rubbish tip
Some control seems needed
In some American states a Community chest takes all donations and spreads it out, such a thing, different for state and federal issues may help.
We need to be aware less is being donated, surely as people no longer trust their cash is getting to those who need it.
Current drought relief has seen one of the biggest charities, one I have given more than I can afford to, saying they hold back near 50 percent!

This is one charity, not for profit (BS) I am glad to see going downhill with donations.

Money to Clintons' nonprofit tapers for third year in row
Donations down 57.8% in 1 year

Donations to the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation dropped sharply in 2017, the third-straight year of declining revenue.

Contributions, which peaked during the foundation's major endowment drive, totaled $26.6 million last year, down from $172.6 million in 2014, $108.9 million in 2015 and $62.9 million in 2016.

From 2016 to 2017, donations dipped 57.8 percent.

The financial figures are included in the organization's 990 forms, which are filed each year with the Internal Revenue Service.

The Little Rock-based foundation, which has offices in New York City and around the globe, prepared the document earlier this month and provided a copy to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

The endowment, which contained $267,491 at the beginning of 2013, topped $207 million last year, up from $187.2 million in 2016. Most of the increase, $20.4 million, came from investment gains. The endowment received $3 million in contributions in 2017 while classifying $3.7 million in pledges as uncollectable.In a letter, foundation CEO Kevin Thurm said the organization's focus remains on "overcoming complex challenges and improving the lives of people across the United States and around the world."

(Contributions in 2012, the year before the endowment drive began, had totaled $49.9 million.)

Fundraising restrictions, voluntarily adopted at the start of Hillary Clinton's second presidential campaign, were another factor, they had cited.

Expenses for the Clinton Presidential Center totaled $12.4 million; revenue totaled $1.7 million.

Overall salaries dropped from $37.4 million to $24.9 million

Net assets on Dec. 31, 2017, equaled $323.5 million, down from $326.7 million.

Thurm foundation CEO was the highest-paid, receiving total compensation of $445,342. Bruce R. Lindsey, a director and former foundation CEO, received total compensation of $407,361.

I did not start this thread to say we should not donate, the opposite in fact, we should be able to trust our money is used as we wish.
This morning, please please consider reading, ABC online news page
A go fund me scam in AMERICA HAS BEEN UNCOVERED, it is shameful, but highlights the whole industry, that is what it is, is unsafe.
I note the post above mine
Know we will always, push our political wheelbarrows
And yes may well be true, of both sides of politics, here and in fantasy land [AMERICA]
Regulation, we have it, it is not working, even state and federal governments are being ripped off
Put a community chest type thing together audited by a government representative on the board
Public overview, let donors pick [in case of flood drought fire] the purpose they donate to, but fix it please

Watch out who you trust, some of the big ones are the worst.

When that dam fool Anna Bligh gave the millions collected for the Brisbane flood relief appeal to the Red Cross to administer, they were caught trying to squirrel $6,000,000 off to their more favoured charities.

When caught they said they thought enough had gone to flood relief, & they had more deserving areas they wanted to support. Probably the salaries account with that mob.

Hasbeen yes true in fact the whole area is reason to have a national ICAC.
Criminals seem drawn to them and in truth if we can not trust them we will not give