Yup, scared straight is a famous example, but not a charity. Neither are the social interventions at the link. I’d love to see some charities that had scholarly studies proving them either ineffective or net negative.
One doesn’t need studies to determine which charities have negative effects. (That’s not true for the reverse obviously.)
Play Pump is the archetype. There are plenty others, especially in Haiti.
Gleb_T, go on GuideStar. If you’re truly interested in finding the charities with negative effects, there are transparent charities that do more harm then good. Additionally, some have enormous administrative/advertising fees, a vice in itself. I was reading a 990 Form for a charity in Florida with over 85% put to advertising!
I’m not sure I know of many studies of charities that show they have negative effects. Do you have any citations of such studies?
Maybe something like this? “Scared Straight” is the example I always hear.
Yup, scared straight is a famous example, but not a charity. Neither are the social interventions at the link. I’d love to see some charities that had scholarly studies proving them either ineffective or net negative.
I suppose it could be done with interventions instead of charities.
One doesn’t need studies to determine which charities have negative effects. (That’s not true for the reverse obviously.)
Play Pump is the archetype. There are plenty others, especially in Haiti.
Gleb_T, go on GuideStar. If you’re truly interested in finding the charities with negative effects, there are transparent charities that do more harm then good. Additionally, some have enormous administrative/advertising fees, a vice in itself. I was reading a 990 Form for a charity in Florida with over 85% put to advertising!