Transparency and Ethics

Complete transparency is the only ethical approach to charity work, but transparency and ethics are something TFI members don’t understand.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/26/us/26charity.html?th&emc=th

“For the last four years, Direct Relief, which provides donated medicine and medical supplies to communities around the world, has held a "shareholders' meeting" for contributors to demonstrate its accountability and to burnish its relationship with its donors.”

“H. Art Taylor, president and chief executive of BBB Wise Giving Alliance, a watchdog group, said if more charities adopted this approach, "there would be a lot less questions about what nonprofits are doing with their resources and a lot less skepticism about the sector in general."

“Last year, Direct Relief received $15.7 million in cash, stock and investment income and $121.5 million in donated supplies. "For every $1 we spent," Mr. Tighe said, "$25.50 in aid went out the door."