Should I .... ?

Question

Well it's almost my birthday and my parents have been asking me what I want . I really want them to donate money to the poor and elderly in Vietnam with me instead of giving me a present . I saw this commercial on SBTN about sending $3 to this place in Vietnam and they will use the money to help feed a homeless person in Vietnam for 1 month and I was thinking about sending $100 and asking my parents to send $200 , but I'm not sure if I should because my friends have been telling me that it is a scam . What do you think ? Do you think it's a scam ? Please help !!!

Answer 1

WoW! That is so nice of you to want to donate to the poor. A lot more people should do what you do. I am not sure whether that is a scam. I think you should go online and check or look for a better charity. I know there is plenty of charities that are doing the similar things.

you can look in this website
http://www.charitynavigator.org/

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

look it up online to see if it is a scam or not. There are always other areas where there are poor homeless and starving people. Every 6 minutes a person in the world dies from starvation alone. You can be the one to start making a difference and making life matter to someone. You can make your parents understand and assist you. good luck and have a happy birthday :)

Answer 3

There are on-line resources that assess the different charities that seek to get funding. If you can track down such assessments (www.google.com) you can see what % of their donations go to overhead (staff salaries, etc.) and what % actually goes to the intended recipients.

If you know anyone that is a US govt employee, they can tell you the name of the annual fund drive. That is the name you google on to get the information about NGO effectiveness, etc.

Answer 4

Research the name of the charity that wants to do this. If their overhead (office costs) are are greater than 30% don't do it.