I just donated $50 to the susan g. komen foundation

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28. In my more uncharitable moments

I can become suspicious that it has become an organization that primarily serves its funding organizaitons. i.e. they have become a very convienent organization for corporations to be able to "buy" a good reputation, and probably at a pretty good price. The "donate" a moderate amount of money, and some substantial portion will basically be used to advertise that Komen has recieved support from the corporation. That enhances the reputation of Komen, making them seem very "unradical", and it enhances the corporations reputation as "caring in a nonradical way". The money keeps flowing and the reputation builds.

That's when I'm being particularly cynical. It's fed in part by the history of organizations such as MADD which ultimately was "disavowed" by its founder. They can get taken over by people who are attracted to their reputation and want to access it for their own agendas.