Matt Varner Answers The Call For The Ice Bucket Challenge
Channel: Matt Varner
Date: 2014-08-27

I respect the act of philanthropy that a citizen-of-means chooses to engage in to further the support of groups and issues that he or she truly believes in.

That being said, the practice of turning philanthropy into a game, the latest flavor which is the viral Ice Bucket Challenge, in which something must be traded for the gift, is perverse.  Below you will find just a few articles that contain relevant information that reflect my feelings on the cheapening of the act of charity and the dangers of drawing attention away from other human beings in need at a time when it is critical that someone act on their behalf.  I will continue to devote 100% of the time I have to give to those people and issues, instead of just twenty-seven cents on the dollar, as I have in the past...and will continue to do in the future.

I call out no one because human beings imbued with free will are at liberty to engage in the philanthropy of their choice in the manner best suited for their circumstances.


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The 2014 ALSA Financial Statement Expense Graph. http://bit.ly/1tAm8Qu

"A few (impolite) questions about the ice bucket challenge" by Michael Miltzik. Link: http://lat.ms/1uOpUHT

"The cold, hard truth about the ice bucket challenge" by William MacAskill. Link: http://bit.ly/VoDIcW

"Ok, The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Worked.  Now Where Will The Dollars Go?" by Dan Diamond. Link: http://onforb.es/1vbFsD8

- - - - - - Other worthwhile causes - - - - - - -

American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association: www.acpa-cpf.org
Jewish Voice For Peace: http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
Who Profits: http://www.whoprofits.org/
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans: http://www.nchv.org/
Doctors Without Borders (Independent People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk): http://bit.ly/1tAm8Qu

The Remains Bucket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zqnxme3GSc

The Rubble Bucket Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjEQVMpG-LE


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