Charity begins at home? Doesn't begin at all, by the looks of it
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I see I have been promoted to Slimy Mollusc in the TTLB Ecosystem. Doesn't sound very nice, but it actually represents a step up from Lowly Insect.
What must be helping my position in the rankings is an increase in the number of inward links from other bloggers, including The Charity Blogger. It's worth a look at his/her site for:
- Comment on a new ratings website for worldwide charities
- Why Sri Lanka is still being fucked over, sixteen months after the tsunami (worth remembering when you watch England take their cricket team apart in the next few months - these players probably still have family living in tents)
- Why long-term need in the Third World doesn't excite us
- The downside of the National Lottery and its rivals
Some stuff about the elections later.
posted by Oscar Wildebeest at 10:44 am
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1 Comments:
Thanks for the advertorial. There's more where all that came from. I just don't have the time.
Your Oxfam entry was a touch harsh. I like Oxfam as they are the most transparent charity I have come across and they're responding to industry research (much of which, I grant you, must have taken place down the pub). As for your other anecdote: I know several international aid workers and they *all* agree that you should look for small local charities and support them. That said, I've never heard a bad word said about Oxfam, and I have about several of the other big names. But what's a confused donor to do? I'm holding out for the intelligentgiving.com crowd to give us the answers.
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