The Debate Over Fundraising Costs

If nonprofits were not honest in their fundraising or their use of fund, or were not in control of their budgets, there are major legal and ethical problems to be addressed in a court of law.

But the problem here needs attention beyond a court of law; in the end it's the court of public opinion that matters. The media, fueled by self-appointed, self-anointed charity watchdogs, have reduced the issues once again to fundraising costs — implying that spending money to raise money is, at best, a necessary evil.