• @archpaladin1@lemmy.sdf.org
    link
    fedilink
    English
    21 year ago

    She said many rich people wanted to set up their own educational or health foundations without checking whether there was a need or an existing charity or government-funded programme working to address the issue.

    When the rich only think about charity as a means to further their own name, it’s no wonder nothing ever really gets fixed.

    • @mycatiskai
      link
      English
      11 year ago

      The reply is the most telling thing.

      ‘We want to do education, we want to set up a foundation and we want to do it in market X’,” she said.

      Woodcraft said in these cases she would ask the family for their rationale, only for them to reply: “It doesn’t matter. Let’s just get some quick wins, let’s get the money out there.