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慈善机构的效率问题（原文及译文）
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加诖:今天美国NPR电台報告:" May 28, 2008 · Since the devastating earthquake in southwestern China, hundreds of Chinese have volunteered to oversee the distribution of disaster relief funds and supplies. The aim is to prevent corrupt local officials from embezzling the funds. Although it is not clear how much power the volunteers have, observers say the experiment could increase public participation in anti-corruption efforts." 表示中国政府对救震貪污事件重眈.
因为慈善捐款和募捐是美国国民生活的重要组成部分，所以围绕着这类活动产生了各种各样的事情，有些是好的，有些是坏的。最糟糕的事情当然就是诈骗，利用人们的善心骗取钱财放进自己的腰包。还有一种现象虽然不违法，但是也很糟糕，那就是有些慈善机构和组织的行政管理费异乎寻常地高（有时甚至高达80%，也就是说一美元善款里受助人只能拿到二十美分。）因此，老百姓和一些监督组织就开始评估慈善机构的效率，给它们打分，下面我就介绍几个典型的建议捐款人如何明智地捐款的网站。
1. Charity Navigator
a. 如何找到一个你信任的慈善组织
b. 慈善种类
c. 就管理费和效率等而言最糟糕的十个慈善组织
d. 捐助人应该知道的小窍门和做法
2. 如何明智地捐款
3. 中国地震：如何明智地捐款
该网站上的信息主要针对美国的捐款人。我知道全中国人民和海外华人都在踊跃捐款。我的问题是：中国有类似这样的评价网站和监督组织吗？
在Google上搜索“中国慈善机构评估”，得到的有用信息非常少。我在美国的朋友实际上已经开始向我咨询这个问题，但是我没办法回答他们。我是通过以下两个组织捐款的：（1）美国红十字会相当可靠，（尽管他们并不是所有慈善组织中效率最高的，）而且他们与中国红十字会密切合作，此外另外一个捐助人答应给我的捐款匹配金额。（2）捐给滋根基金会，他们会把钱直接交给四川灾民，而且我认识并信任这个组织的管理者。（请见http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/user_content.aspx?id=16264）
也许读者们觉得现在这个时候讨论给地震灾难捐款的这些问题有些不合时宜，玩世不恭甚至是冷酷的,及不忠心于中国，但是毕竟，大家都希望捐款能够尽可能多得送到这场灾难的受害者的手上，而不是让管理费用消耗和浪费掉这种高尚举动的很大一部分成果。
国内有没有人能帮忙回答海外华人和中国人民的这个疑问呢？
（科学网 何姣译）
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Efficiency of Charitable Organizations
Since charitable giving and fund raising is a national habit in the US, various undertakings associated with this activity, good and bad, have come into being. The worst are frauds which take advantage of the generous nature of the givers but pockets the funds raised for themselves. Legal but still bad are charitable organizations which have very high administrative expenses (sometimes as high as 80% with the victims only getting 20cents for every dollar donated) As a result, people and watch dog organizations started to rate charitable organizations by how efficiently they operate. Below are some typical websites that advised donor on how to give money wisely.
2. Charity Navigator
· Find a charity you can trust
· Charity by categories
· Top ten worst charities by administrative cost, efficiency, etc.
· Tips and good practice for donors
3. How to give wisely to charity
4. China Earthquake: Find Out How To Donate Wisely
The information contained there mostly aimed at American givers. I know there are enthusiastic donations by the entire population of China as well as by oversea Chinese. My question: Are there similar websites and watch dog organizations in China?
A google search for "ratings of Chinese charitable organizations” yield very little useful information. Some of my friends here in fact asked me for advice which I was not in a position to give. My own donations were to (1). The American Red Cross (even though they are not the most efficient among charitable organizations) because ARCis trust worthy, is working with the Chinese Red Cross, and another donor has pledged matching fund for my donation, (2) to the Zigen Organization which works DIRECTLY with the victims of Sichuan and run by people I personally know and trust. ( see http://www.sciencenet.cn/blog/user_content.aspx?id=16264).
It may strike readers as somewhat calculating, cynical, heartless, and even disloyal to raise such questions about charitable giving to the earthquake disaster. But after all, everyone wants the victim of this disaster to receive as much as possible and not to have administrative cost consume and waste significant portion of the noble efforts.
Can anyone in China help answer this question for oversea Chinese as well as to the Chinese population?
https://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-1565-26438.html
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