London, UK -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/25/2013 -- Facebook users like followers of Danny Sawrij Facebook user read on their news feeds today that a year-long investigation by the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting has resulted in a list of America's five worst charities. The story was rapidly shared on Twitter as well, with Twitter users like those who follow Danny Sawrij Twitter expressing disgust with the results; which showed waste and most donations going toward charity staff - instead of those the charity is apparently supposed to serve.

Friends of Danny Sawrij director learned that the charities, ranked from fifth-worst to worst were - Firefighters Charitable Foundation, American Breast Cancer Foundation, Children's Wish Foundation International, Cancer Fund of America, and finally, the worst, according to the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting - Kids Wish Network.

Facebook users like the friends of Danny Sawrij Facebook user were disheartened to learn that Kids Wish Network has steered $110 million over ten years into private solicitation companies, instead of actually fulfilling the wishes of sick children with it, spending less than three cents on every dollar donated on the donations intended recipients.

To social media users like followers of Danny Sawrij fundraising is an important part of charity work, but the majority of funds raised should be spent on the cause being donated to, and not paid administration. In polls, social media users and connections of Danny Sawrij linkedin associated their willingness to give to a charity to its effectiveness in resolving the problems it sets out to remedy. Charities such as the ones on this list hurt the cause of charitable giving. Danny Sawrij just giving is an example of a page that gives money to charity.

To social media users such as viewers of Danny Sawrij profile and followers of Danny Sawrij wealth; $4.8 million, in the case of Kids Wish Network, used to pay the charity's founder and his consulting firms is a gross misappropriation.

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