This comes up regularly when a big natural catastrophe (a tsunami or such) happens somewhere in the world, the TV stations ask for donations with a "codeword" like "Tsunami relief South-Asia" andf donations pour in.
And then the Red Cross or whoever cannot use all that money sensibly. Maybe the catastrophe turned out to be a bit smaller than expected. Maybe there is need for more tents and food and water, but for some reason there is limited transport capacity available. Maybe there is an armed conflict breaking out or going on and they don't dare to go fully in.
And then... there are lots of other worthy causes. Other natural catastrophes. General anti-hunger initiatives.
But they are forced to leave the money laying around because they are not allowed to use it for another crisis. Even if most of the donors would probably shrug and say "well, too bad, but sure, go ahead and help where you can".
For this reason: always refrain from designating a specific use. If you don't trust the organization to do good, give to someone else.
And then the Red Cross or whoever cannot use all that money sensibly. Maybe the catastrophe turned out to be a bit smaller than expected. Maybe there is need for more tents and food and water, but for some reason there is limited transport capacity available. Maybe there is an armed conflict breaking out or going on and they don't dare to go fully in.
And then... there are lots of other worthy causes. Other natural catastrophes. General anti-hunger initiatives.
But they are forced to leave the money laying around because they are not allowed to use it for another crisis. Even if most of the donors would probably shrug and say "well, too bad, but sure, go ahead and help where you can".
For this reason: always refrain from designating a specific use. If you don't trust the organization to do good, give to someone else.