When you purchase an item from a store, you know exactly what you are getting. If something doesn’t meet your expectations, you can return it and get a refund. This is a different kind of transaction than an investment. When you invest in something, there … Continue readingThink of your giving as an investment, not a purchase
Effective immediately, DonorSee will be imposing a $450 max on all future projects posted on our platform. After spending a year and a half fundraising for projects that raise from a few bucks to tens of thousands of dollars, we have decided to focus our … Continue readingDonorSee Imposing $450 Max On All Future Projects
The very planet that we share is inhabited by human beings living in destitute poverty. And the most influential institutions that have been set up to help those human beings often end up harming them instead. This is because the interests of charitable institutions and … Continue readingThe Charity Reformation: A Movement To Prioritize The Poor
Luxury yachts, cigars and playboys fanning themselves with money are not images you would expect to see in the twitter feed of a development organization. But Oxfam, as a precursor to the 2018 World Economic Forum, can’t stop tweeting them as part of a new … Continue readingOxfam’s Simple Minded Rhetoric About Inequality
Consumerism works because the customer both pays for the service and benefits from it. If the service is lacking, the customer stops paying. If the service is great, the customer comes back and tells their friends. But, what if the customer making the purchase isn’t … Continue readingCharity & Consumerism: A Match Made In Hell
In a recent twitter poll, my followers were most curious to know why DonorSee is not an official 501c3 nonprofit (like most humanitarian organizations). Because part of our mission is to provide unparalleled transparency to our donors, I’m going to explain our motives in the … Continue readingDonorSee’s Superior Humanitarian Aid Model
There are two reasons people don’t do things: No motivation (i.e. “I don’t want to”) No ability (i.e. “I don’t know how to”) There are no exceptions to this rule. If someone has both the motivation and the ability to do something, they will do … Continue readingSaving The World With Behavioral Science
Imagine a family whose oldest son could be described as the typical lazy Millennial. He rarely worked, spent a bunch of money frivolously, and had no direction in life. The family never confronted him, and sometimes they would even give him money so he would … Continue readingAmerica’s Degenerate Son
All charities start small, compassionate, and full of hope. The way it should be! But, as they grow, they develop a disease that I call Uncontrollable Detachment Syndrome. This is how it develops. When a charity is in it’s infancy, it’s usually a few people directly working … Continue readingCharities Are Unsustainable
As someone who is often critical of American consumerism, one of the most common retorts I hear is “yeah, but did you know America is also the most generous country on earth?” It’s a nice thought, but it’s not true. This rumor is perpetuated by … Continue readingThe Myth Of American Generosity