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We need to know more about charities to be sure they are helping their cause, not themselves

  • Written by Ushi Ghoorah, Associate lecturer, Western Sydney University
We need to know more about charities to be sure they are helping their cause, not themselvesIt is hard for donors to nonprofit organisations to know how much of their money goes to the cause they want to support. Shutterstock

The case of Eman Sharobeem, the NSW Australian of the Year finalist who stole almost $800,000 from charitable organisations she ran, highlights major problems with transparency throughout the nonprofit sector.

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