CharityMalaysia was initially launched to address one problem, the operation of heartless and unscrupulous individuals disguising themselves as professional fundraisers in Malaysia .
These syndicates capitalise on the fact that people, in particular Malaysian citizens, are benevolent in nature and always have a soft spot for the needy. They then devise numerous ways to fleece the public of their hard-earned cash, and thus deprive the desperate of their deserved contributions.
These wolves in sheepskin brazenly offer their services to charity organisations that are too weighed down by daily operations to raise funds for their cause. They charge up to 70% of the amount of funds collected as their service charge. And that is not all. Often they take advantage of these helpless charity organisations ignorance and run away with the full amount collected. They do this by using the names, photos, documents and other paraphernalia to ask for donations from the public without the knowledge and consent of the charities concerned.
In our neighbouring country Thailand more atrocities were being committed. It may sound like a horror movie but it is true. Normal people have their limbs chopped off and were forced to beg on the streets by these syndicates. We were told that some of these beggars could be children from Malaysia .
In Singapore, more criminal scandals have been uncovered in recent years where the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) misappropriated a major portion of funds donated causing a public outcry against the perpetrators. They were subsequently indicted and are now serving jail sentences.
As we do not want to wait to be told to the right thing, the founders of CharityMalaysia have taken upon themselves to set a standard in this region to be first of all accountable and transparent in all our fundraising activities. We aspire to be a benchmark in the management of our profits to invest it so that we ourselves can act as a charity, too. We make no pretense that CharityMalaysia is first and foremost a business organisation. Our in-house charity activities will then focus on financial education, as we believe that financial ignorance is causing untold misery everyday.
We aim to launch CharityMalaysia officially in June 2007. However, visitors are welcome to start raising funds or make donations now. The mode of payment currently is only via Paypal/credit card. We are working on direct debit payment systems for Malaysian donors.
Advantages of donating via CharityMalaysia.com:-
o Accountable. Amounts collected will be displayed at each charitypage.
o Transparent. Charities' contact details are available for donors' easy reference and confirmation.
o Secure. We use proven payment systems used by big organisations like Amazon and Air Asia.
o Fast. It's online - saves time, travelling and other costs.
o Easy. Just follow the instructions on the screen.
o Screening. You can view the profile of the charity concerned before donating.
o In touch. You can access data such as total funds received by any charity to-date, top donors and top recipient charities, appreciation and testimonies as well as photos.
Advantages of raising funds with CharityMalaysia.com:-
o Secure. Your donors will be able to contact you via all your contact details given by you.
o Cheaper than traditional ways of fundraising.
o Easy. Only 4 simple steps. Refer "How To Get Listed".
o Prompt payment via online remittances.
o Fast.
o Convenient and flexible. You can change your profile, writeup or upload photos.
o Worldwide audience.
o No initial setup costs.
o Confidential.
o Storage. Your data can be stored for a long time.
o Categorized. Your charity is categorised for easy retrieval and viewing by interested donors.
CharityMalaysia provides a secure and convenient way to raise funds as well as make donations. We will be using proven online payment systems used by big organizations such as Amazon and Air Asia. We are currently using Paypal, the most popular online payment system in the world. We will soon be incorporating other secure systems like Worldpay, 2CO and online bank debit systems in the near future.
We welcome all parties to raise funds at this site but we do not support any particular race, religion or political ideology.
Even with the recent bad press on these so-called professional fundraisers mentioned earlier, CharityMalaysia is confident that the Malaysian authorities are able to distinguish our efforts from the activities of these rogue fundraisers. As highlighted in our advantages above, the difference is obvious.
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