Philanthropy/Giving in India
Instill faith in potential donors A common man in this society generally wills to help needy for he knows the value of things. Considering the people who will to donate, there are some things which need to be taken care of. Many people lost faith on NGOs or other non-profit organisations who collect donations and use them properly. There are some incidents which made them think so. For example, a Government medical college gets a lot of funds to facilitate the education of poor students and patients. These donations were not subject to proper utilization. The machinery worth crores would be purchased and then kept unused or not maintained properly. There were reported incidents of a dog taking away a new born baby. This clearly shows that funds, when not properly utilised, would discourage a potential donor. The solution to these types of scenarios/cases would be appointing personnel to take care of funds, track them and ensure they get utilised properly. An effective way woul...