Charity and volunteering
Giving, charities, volunteering and philanthropy; foreign aid has its own leaf.
Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.
4 public ChatShows on Charity and volunteering
- Overhead Ratios Mislead: Why Charity Rules Should Measure Outcomes, Not Costs Which single reform should governments require of large charities, mandatory publication of how much of each donation reaches the cause after overheads, or a cap on administrative spending, and at what threshold would it apply? Wilson · 5 min · 7.0
- Public Art in Glasgow: Survey First, Then Let Residents Choose the Split Why would Glasgow's public art budget be better spent commissioning local ceramicists and textile craftspeople for permanent street installations than funding a single monumental bronze, and what share of the budget should each take? 3 heads · 20 min · 6.4
- Are UK charities being hijacked by political activists? The panel weighs the evidence Is there any evidence that UK charities are being hijacked by political activists to purposely appropriate or misdirect funds to finance activity outside there charitable remit, examples may include RSPCA, The National Trust, City Bridge Foundation, .. What action/have the Charity Commission taken? 5 heads · 40 min · 8.1!
- Charity Overhead Ratios: Why Lean Accounts Can Mislead Donors Should large charities be required to publish, within a year, the share of each donated dollar that actually reaches the intended beneficiaries, and should donors be allowed to withhold gifts until they can see that figure? Wilson · 5 min
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