Mr N has been pressing me for his philanthropy consultant. My delaying tactics have not worked. As a result, today I had a certain Dr D come in to see me.
Dr D spent an hour talking about sinking wells in Zambia, bringing justice to the oppressed in Uruguay, protecting widows in India from the contempt of their neighbours, and developing a vaccine for malaria. He managed to sound entirely saintly, and make me feel thoroughly unworthy.
I asked him about his fees.
They were outrageous.
Dr D is taking the piss.
I’m going to find some other way to satisfy Mr N's new-found altruistic urges. I’m damned if Dr D and his ilk will see a penny from the assets under my management.
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Try www.philanthropycapital.org
reports from independent consultants by area of need with recommended charities to work with - he can pay a smurf to read a few of these and decide who he wants to go with. Alternatively you can email me at bricks1@mailinator.com because we just got missed out of one of these reports, we are doing a great job as a charity, but have recently had the rug of central government funding pulled out from under us. A sugar daddy who could commit just a million a year could make a massive difference to the lives of kids who are getting left behind by the education system and consequently become part of the underclass.
I know you need to preserve your anonymity, so perhaps you could use a throwaway email account like googlemail?
How about just giving it to religious organisations. I am sure there are organisations for all religious groups, even the most obscure ones :-) They wont charge a thing. And I am sure that if the ammount is good they will accept your donation with the propper caveats.
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