Once again I have to disagree with Ian Parker-Joseph, who, on the subject of the proposed bailing-out of fake charities by the government, says
I think we can assume when the soup kitchens and doss houses spring up as we spiral to bankruptcy, they will be funded by these charities…
Really? I would have thought myself, given [...]
Archive for the ‘charity reform’ Category
Core missions
Posted in charity reform, tagged 'charity' bailouts on 4 April, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Real charities
Posted in charity reform, tagged Real Charities on 18 March, 2009 | 6 Comments »
At Old Holborn, commemoration of an anniversary.
A commenter, Dave A, suggests:
Just had an idea. Devil’s Kitchen does quite rightly does www.fakecharities.org rather than being nihilistic can we/you do www.realcharities.org?
This is a good idea but setting it up is beyond me (I’m really rather better with a set of spanners). However, I have created a link [...]
Mark weapon effects II
Posted in charity reform, tagged RNLI on 27 February, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
David Davis, remarking on fake charities, mentions the definitely non-fake RNLI (of which I have the honour to be a Governor).
On the BBC’s ‘You and Yours’ programme immediately before the one o’clock news on Radio 4 I was disgusted to hear someone with a ludicrously overmodulated voice, more appropriate to childrens’ TV than any other [...]
Fake charities: the empire strikes back
Posted in charity reform, tagged Charity Finance on 27 February, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mark weapon effects.
fakecharities.org has been noticed by Charity Finance:
A new website, fakecharities.org, has been created to highlight those charities which receive state funding and which the site’s creator alleges support the government… A spokesman for Age Concern denied that accepting money from government inhibits its ability to speak out for older people… A spokeswoman for [...]
Hooray; up she rises
Posted in charity reform, tagged Bookstart on 31 January, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am obliged to Henry North London for the complete and correct lyrics for ‘What shall we do with the drunken sailor?’
It can, I think, be safely assumed that the Ambush Predator has by now submitted to fakecharities.org the deplorable organisation who have seen fit to Bowdlerise one of the best-known British sea-shanties.
I have always [...]
Another fake charity
Posted in charity reform, tagged NSPCC on 30 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Paine has detected another fake charity, and is miffed because he was until recently giving them money.
About as miffed as I was, perhaps, in much the same situation. I unhesitatingly grassed up the fake charity involved to fakecharities.org. Perhaps TP would consider doing the same.
Charity categories
Posted in charity reform, tagged categories on 26 January, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Bishop Hill reports that
Daniel Hannan was on the Today Programme just now discussing EU funding of charities. He didn’t mention fakecharities.org by name, but I think it’s fair to say that our efforts may have had an effect on the news agenda.
I have been consulting fakecharities.org daily since its inception, observing the rate of growth [...]
A hit! A palpable hit!
Posted in charity reform, tagged Woodland Trust on 24 January, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Owing to circumstances I shall be unable to post for a day or two. Normal service will be resumed, etc.
I note that the first bleatings about how ‘the charity sector as a whole should be able to access public funds’ has been received at fakecharities.org. Mark weapon effects…
The charity sector should never, ever be offered [...]
fakecharities.org
Posted in charity reform, tagged fakecharities.org on 19 January, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Blogging is light at the moment because I am particularly unwell, though not as unwell as some people.
I am very much obliged to The Devil (who appears to have set it up) and David Davis (who brought it to my attention) for reference to this.
For some time I have been blethering on about charities. I [...]
If it’s not freely given, it’s not ‘charity’
Posted in charity reform, tagged charities on 8 January, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Ambush Predator on charities:
Time to give the Charity Commission real teeth, and make it harder to set up in the ‘charity business’…?
I work for a local charity. It is a real one. None of the volunteers or trustees is paid. Everything comes from the subscriptions of supporters or the benefaction of local business people. [...]
