Aren charities, foundations, and health associations good?
A. Unfortunately, the answer is, in most cases, no. Every charity relating to the health-care industry, every foundation relating to health or disease, and every association relating to health or disease are only interested in increasing their own profits. It is sad, but true. I have been in the boardrooms of charities, foundations, associations, and various groups of this type. These groups are in effect businesses. Their only objective is raising money. Their only objective is increasing awareness of their cause and getting more money donated. They do not want to wipe out the problem—they want to see it increase. I was recently with the director of one of the largest nonprofit foundations in the world. This man laughed when he said his “business” was great because the problems that his foundation addresses keep getting worse and worse. He was excited that the problems were getting worse because that meant he would make more money and his organization would make more money. This is th
