Editor's Note: Seriously?

"Shame on you, America: the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and 
mentally ill without treatment — yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations."

I respect my friends' opinions and their right to post whatever they want on Facebook. But this chain status update ticked me off … especially in light of the fact that this is our Fundraising Professionals of the Year Awards issue. Being immersed in the fundraising sector, I am shocked by how little the general public knows about philanthropy. The following was my response to those friends who posted that status update.