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OT Salvation Army was Tsunami Disaster A challenge WARNING, OT Anders, I do think that the SA is pretty efficient as far as administrative costs (though unlike secular groups like my own, in US they don't have to file IRS reports, as they are technically a church, so who knows). My objection is that their emphasis is on "salvation", not help. When I was homeless 17 years ago I went to an SA soup kitchen, once. To get a ticket to eat, one has to sit through a 90 minute church service. I decided I wasn't that hungry. I run a group that consists of more than 150 organizations (churches, synagogues, schools) dedicated to helping the homeless. More than half my groups are churches (running full spectrum of denominations). The only times I've thrown groups out was I'm not opposed to faith-based charitable work, but personally prefer those groups that don't push a religious agenda (American Jewish World Service, Church World Service, etc are faith based, but don't proselytize). My objection to SA is that most people don't realize what they're funding. One of the good things about the Network for Good is that administrative & fundraising costs are listed for those groups that file 990 forms. best, Dale
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