The paupers talked interestingly about workhouse life. They told me, among other things, that the thing they really hated in the workhouse, as a stigma of charity, is the uniform; if the men could wear their own clothes, or even their own caps and scarves, they would not mind being paupers. ibid.
She was the chief executive of one of the country’s most successful charities, but Kids’ Company was undergoing financial pressure. Camila’s Kids Company: The Inside Story, BBC 2016
In the press the stories were getting worse: there were shocking tales of excess, claims of piles of money were handed out. Ibid.
The sexual abuse allegations have changed everything for kid’s company. ibid.
The tabloids were unearthing more damaging stories. ibid.
The Inquiries painted a picture of a dysfunctional charity and a staggering lack of government scrutiny. ibid.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. Alexander Pope
I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. Stephen Grellet, French missionary, attributed & disputed
Walkathon – I thought you said something else. The Office Values – Microsoft UK Training With David Brent, nerdy bloke, 2004
Stoneleigh Abbey: lottery award £7.37 million … That is the official line: and every word of it is shit … I want you to see what access you get for this … the long gallery: this is the bit you get to visit twelve days of the year … and you have to book a year in advance … I don’t know how many Jacobian house lovers there are in Britain … but we’ve rustled up a coachload. Mark Thomas Comedy Product s2e5, Channel 4 1998
We’ve already paid for a right to access … It starts with heredity stuff … The trust then makes the house and lands conditionally exempt … ibid.
They are paying themselves money and getting the charity into debt. ibid.
The more money people give to charity the less taxpayers money has to be spent on the old and the poor. The New Statesman s3e4: Keeping Mum, ITV 1991
US Empire holds countless political prisoners in its vast prison network, from black power to national liberation movements, people deemed threats to the system languish for decades behind bars. Among those are five Palestinian men. Known as the Holy Land 5, victims of George Bush’s massive repression operation against Muslims living in the US. These men Abu Baker, Elashi, Mufid Abdulqader, Abdelrahman Odeh & El Mezain and their orgnisation the Holy Land Foundation were simply a charity for Palestinian refugees. Charged with aiding terrorism, their sentences range from 15 to 65 years. Abby Martin, The Empire Files: Life Sentences for Charity Work: Free the 5! 2018
‘Foreign Government Gifts to Clinton Foundation on the Rise: Greater than $25 million: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; donations between $10-25 million: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Cheryl and Haim Saban, The Saban Family Foundation; Donations between $5-10 million: S Daniel Abraham, the State of Kuwait, the Coca-Cola Company; Donations between $1-5 million: Nasser al-Rashid, Anheuser Busch Foundation, Booz Allen Hamilton, ExxonMobil, Friends of Saudi Arabia, James Murdoch, State of Qatar, The Boeing Company, The Dow Chemical Company, The Goldman Sachs Group, The Walmart Foundation, The Zayed Family, United Arab Emirates …’ Abby Martin, Breaking the Set, RT 24.02.15, Wall Street Journal
Charles Ortel has called the Clinton Foundation the biggest charity fraud in the history of the world. Truth Rising 2017, Melissa & Aaron Dyke, Youtube 1.00.03, Melissa, online news 27 December 2016
We are a charity. But not for our employees. House of Cards US s1e1: Chapter 1, Claire, Netflix 2013
Liveaid: To change the world you had to bypass all politics. Politicians both left and right had become corrupted by power and petty nationalism. Instead, you connected directly with others suffering around the planet and rescue them … The food being bought in by Liveaid was being used as a weapon in a civil war … It showed a weakness at the heart of the growing humanitarian movement … They couldn’t challenge power. Adam Curtis, Can’t Get You Out of My Head IV: But What if the People are Stupid? BBC 2021
If I don’t look after the interests of the underprivileged, maybe somebody else will, maybe somebody without any money or property ... and that would be too bad! Citizen Kane 1941 starring Orson Welles & Joseph Cotten & Everett Sloane & Dorothy Comingore & Agnes Moorehead & Ruth Warrick & Ray Collins & William Alland & Paul Stewart & Philip van Zandt et al, director Orson Welles
The property developer who has turned taxpayers’ cash into a personal fortune. And the charity [My Space] housing vulnerable people that’s helped him do it. Panorama: The Housing Benefit Millionaire, Rory Carson reporting, BBC 2022
It’s all about the housing benefit that can be claimed to house vulnerable people who need support. The government calls is Exempt Accommodation. ibid.
We don’t do charity in Germany. We pay taxes. Charity is a failure of government’s responsibility. Henning Wehn
The money raised by his sponsored walks around his garden for the NHS will pass the ten million pound mark … Captain Tom: What Happened Next? news, Channel 5 2024
His daughter Hannah set up the Captain Tom Foundation. ibid.
Allegations of impropriety and financial mismanagement. ibid.