This American Life: I Was Just Trying to Help
Here's an idea. Let's give poor people money. No seriously. Lets just give them cash. No programs. No caveats.
Here's an idea. Let's give poor people money. No seriously. Lets just give them cash. No programs. No caveats.
The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon has announced publicly that he has terminal colon cancer and plans to give his fortune to charity.
When you work for a charity, there's usually a built-in assumption that comes with it: You do work that helps others, therefore you are presumed to be doing the right thing.
Which is why the new series on The Tampa Bay Times called America's Worst Charities has raised so many alarm bells: There are people out there working for charities who are bad people, who are unethical, who are scam artists.
Learn how a policy of transparency is revolutionizing the way donors relate to nonprofits
Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities.