The Real American Red Cross: Malefeasance, incompetence, cronyism and arrogance
Pros
Largest relief agency in America with $billions of assets. Humanitarian motivation among many volunteers. Political, logistical and financial support from DOD, FEMA, White House, and some major corporations.
Cons
Lack of leadership, management skills, vision, humanitarian focus. Evidence of long-term patterns of malfeasance, discrimination and even corruption. Lack of recourse within organization to employees who protest, wish to resolve problems or seek redress. Deep structural cronyism. Punitive conduct towards those who ask questions or urge reform. Institutional arrogance and inertia. Open exploitation of donors and volunteers with false promises and platitudes. Misallocation of donor monies and volunteer time. Lack of respect for donor and volunteer privacy and confidentiality. Repeated violations of key federal and state regulations. Expensive use of PR to stifle criticism and dodge accountability. Leadership tends to be politically partisan and from right of the political spectrum.
