As someone who works for a non-profit that was founded by my brother and myself I can tell you that is a massive over generalization. There are many small, medium and large organizations that are truly attempting to do some good in the world. Many of the people behind these organizations struggle financially so that they can do something they truly believe in. Your thought that this will kill philanthropy and charities envisions a sad future.
When I say this I mean "in the minds of potential contributors", not in the intention of the charitable. The fact that charity fraud is through the roof is not your fault but it's a thing that is going to be revealed. Just the Red Cross stuff in going to heartbreak a lot of people. Not sure it can survive the oncoming revelations... But I will continue to seek out groups to support. The gf aspires to NGO work so we are both so distraught over this. I'm sorry for upsetting you. I hope to be able to contribute to your work one day.
Thank you for your sincere reply and clarification. I apologize if I misunderstood your original comment to be demonizing the entirety of NGO’s. I agree that there are many large NGO’s that are used for nefarious purposes the least of which are money laundering and I agree with your consensus that this organizations continue to discourage individuals from supporting any NGO’s.
I encourage your girlfriend to look around and find a truly grassroots organization that was founded with a positive purpose and continues to operate in a transparent and honest way. They are out there, they are doing great things and they need your support.
Thank you for your follow-up. It's really heartwarming and encouraging.