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Agreed, of course. Was just pointing out that such a thing did exist. Charities are not the most effective way to handle such issues, absolutely.
Charities absolutely rely on things like public relations and advertising campaigns to raise awareness that they exist and/or need funding. It leaves everyone at the mercy of which charity is "most popular" and if yours isn't very popular, you could see it disappear. It also means a significant portion of the budget is spent on things that don't actually address the real problem, which is hunger.
Yeah! Like I'm glad that Charity Navigator exists because we need it in the world we live in, but people shouldn't have to do a lot of research to determine if their donation is mostly going to administrative costs.