Ah, but that's the beauty of democracy, no? Even Charities are accountable. And to be efficient they all need a hard-core of professional, paid experts. The Red Cross has 37 unpaid volunteers for every salaried member of staff. The charity has been in operation for donkey's years and does sterling work around the world. I don't believe in 'ring-fencing' donated funds for specific causes. The charity knows better than me where monies are most needed, and we all know that some causes are 'less sexy' than others, but every bit as deserving. I'm proud to be helping the Red Cross and would like to publicly thank all those who have purchased my M3 Pity pose pack in the past few days. I'm off to the bank in an hour to pay in the first 100 to the cause .. the direct generosity of the good people here.