Why isn’t money available from the billions raised for Tsunami Relief worldwide?
As a new organization, it will not be possible for us to receive charitable status this year. This makes it difficult for us to receive the attention of federal officials responsible for distributing the contributions pledged by their respective countries. If there is a way to access Tsunami relief money, we will take advantage of it. However, we do not want the pursuit of such funds to become the focus of our fundraising efforts. This is because we do not want to fall into the trap we believe so many aid organizations become subject to. Once an organization becomes reliant on federally funded aid money, they also become subject to the bureaucracy that goes with it. This often translates into unnecessary energy expenditures on administrative exercises and long delays in substantive progress. We believe that one of the keys to our success will be optimizing our independence from these bureaucratic traps. That will likely translate into raising almost all of our own money. It’s the best
