A potential donor (thinking in his mind): I’m thinking of donating something towards a social cause, but who do I approach? How about an NGO? No, I think that’s not a good idea. My donation may go to the salaries of the staff or admin cost of the NGO and for me it doesn’t make any sense. I would want …
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About our Founder
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She worked as a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, and as a teacher and patent clerk. Barton is noteworthy for doing humanitarian work at a time when relatively few women worked outside the home. She had a relationship with John J. Elwell, but never married. …