Make a Wish Foundation as a Charity

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Originally posted by James
I have raised money for the Make-A-Wish-Foundation before, and who wouldn't be touched by the cause?

But I have recently been troubled. When I am raising money for them, I am giving for children that already have no hope and not tackling the cause of their suffereing.

I tend to be very cynical about national organizations. In many cases a fairly large percentage of your donation goes for operational expenses for the organization itself, and doesn't find its way into research, or whatever.

I don't know how Make-a-wish is administered, but to me, being able to see the results -- a child being happy when the wish is granted -- is more rewarding than not really knowing where the money is going.