From my memory, they had a reputation for bait and switch - raising money during a disaster, but spending it elsewhere. I think they cleaned that up, including a change in leadership.
This article is new in claiming innefectiveness at usefully spending money to help disaster victims. I would love to see a detailed audit.
It's not that they are duplicitous really - it's that stockpiling large amounts of supplies has a leadtime measured in months. Money you give today can't buy tents in Haiti tomorrow - those have to be ordered, manufactured, shipped...
Sure, but if the lead time is more than about 12 hours, it doesn't matter how long it ACTUALLY is, it's too long, people are dead before whatever $essential gets to them.
This article is new in claiming innefectiveness at usefully spending money to help disaster victims. I would love to see a detailed audit.