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...Borochoff warns that if charities get involved in politics, it will invite even more scrutiny to an already heavily regulated field. But Egger says bring it on. "Nonprofits have for too long been complacent to let others tell us what we can and can't do," he says...
...Should my tax dollars be spent on a multimillionaire's travel? Absolutely not," says Daniel Borochoff, president of charity watchdog American Institute of Philanthropy. "Wink-wink, nudge-nudge deals like this ruin the integrity of the whole sector...
Despite the group's past blunders, charity watchdogs insist the $3 billion giant, mandated by Congress to work with federal agencies to aid victims of natural disasters, has risen to Katrina's various challenges. "The Red Cross has turned over a new leaf,"says Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy. Fund raising has obviously not been a problem. The organization teamed with Google, MSN and Yahoo! to channel money through their websites--and nearly half its Katrina funds arrived via the Internet. Though not as forthcoming with details of its spending as critics would like...
...this raises the question: Should Americans continue to pour so much money into a single nonprofit known more for first response than for long-term rebuilding? "The beauty of the nonprofit sector is its diversity," says Borochoff. "Americans need to figure out that they should use the Red Cross, but don't use the whole wad. Save it for some other groups...
...providing trauma counseling--has barely begun. Large international charities with development projects in places like India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia include Oxfam, CARE, Save the Children, World Vision and the International Rescue Committee. "Emergency relief is sexy, but people need sewers and roads and health clinics," says Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy...