These mailings normally use guilt as their primary means of getting contributions. We feel this is demeaning to both recipients and donors, as well as inaccurate. To an extent that might surprise many people, too many global non-profits have become dependent on government grants for their operations. In losing their control over their operations, they have become paid contractors. This is contrary to the private, voluntary foundation on which such groups were originally based.
Sharing is a two-way street.
Non-profits take, but do not give. The Internet is the best available tool for building a sense of global community. This is a waste of a good tool and a wonderful opportunity. Last, but certainly not least, too many global non-profits have built up large home office bureaucracies that are expensive to support and that actually impede the rapid delivery of services for which they once were noted. Different - Pt.