Not surprising given the mentality of the 66% coolie rice bowlers.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Sep 9, 2008
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Public's trust in charities up <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Theresa Tan
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->PUBLIC confidence in charities has rebounded, three years after the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) scandal rocked Singapore and confidence in charities sank to a low then.
A new survey by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), released on Tuesday, found that 40 per cent of respondents had 'above moderate to complete confidence' in charities, compared to only 28 per cent in a similar survey done in 2006.
That was shortly after the public found out about the excesses and abuses at the NKF under its former chief TT Durai.
The survey of about 2,000 people here also found that more people are volunteering and people are giving more money.
In the current survey, respondents gave an average of $300 each, up from $125 in the 2006 survey. The NVPC attributed the rise in public confidence to changes the Government took to shore up confidence in the charity sector, such as installing a full-time Commissioner of Charities, and that charities are also taking steps to boost their transparency and operations.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>Sep 9, 2008
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Public's trust in charities up <!--10 min-->
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Theresa Tan
</TD></TR><!-- show image if available --></TBODY></TABLE>
<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->PUBLIC confidence in charities has rebounded, three years after the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) scandal rocked Singapore and confidence in charities sank to a low then.
A new survey by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC), released on Tuesday, found that 40 per cent of respondents had 'above moderate to complete confidence' in charities, compared to only 28 per cent in a similar survey done in 2006.
That was shortly after the public found out about the excesses and abuses at the NKF under its former chief TT Durai.
The survey of about 2,000 people here also found that more people are volunteering and people are giving more money.
In the current survey, respondents gave an average of $300 each, up from $125 in the 2006 survey. The NVPC attributed the rise in public confidence to changes the Government took to shore up confidence in the charity sector, such as installing a full-time Commissioner of Charities, and that charities are also taking steps to boost their transparency and operations.
