# The way we think about charity is dead wrong

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: Dan Pallotta
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend -- not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big accomplishments (even if that comes with big expenses). In this bold talk, he says: Let's change the way we think about changing the world.

## Lectures

1. [The way we think about charity is dead wrong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong/ba21b4afedb8), 19 min (TED's player)