You ought to differentiate public service from civil service. Moreover, with the emergence of NGOs and NPOs, public service has evolved into a public private partnership. It is no longer a clear cut case that the citizens own the public service. A good example of this is public transport.

is to serve the public. and who is their boss ??

The government. so where the fund come from ?? the public.

so who’s the public ?? the citizen.

so the public pay the tax that become the salary of public servant.

is that right ?? thus, the boss is the citizen.

So ..do the boss has the right to sack the employee ?? OF COURSE !!

‘So what is left to contribute to reserve ?’
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The previous NKF accumulated $200 -$300 million in their reserve which according to the new committee that took over, could last for another 40 years of expenditure.This cash reserve was and is the biggest held by a charity or NGO. All these were reported in the ST and the news articles can still be retrieved from the National Library.

What you mentioned about activist groups collaborating with governments is already happening.

In the UK, Voluntary Welfare Organisations are working hand in hand with government agencies to care for the elderlies, disabled and the sick. Tax relief and additional healthcare benefit is granted to the caretakers.

If not for government collaboration, how is it possible that organisations like Red Cross, Oxfam have direct access and run crucial logistic supply lines in major disaster sites?

Daniel (#16),

Is NDF typo for NKF? Why is your focus on NKF’s top management when it is the lower level staff that actually contributed the bulk of work that makes NKF a success story to its beneficiaries? It is a scandal no doubt, but as radlife66 had mentioned, it all boils down to the collective integrity of the managers running NKF. NKF should have done better in picking a CEO.

Did NDF really bring something into reserves ? Any evidence from accounting statement ? How does NDF become profit-oriented company that link to the reserve fathom me.

Remember in ex-NDF, every ten cent out of $1 (If I could recall) contributed is for helping the patient, the rest is shared among GLC companies.

So what is left to contribute to reserve ?

Why should the focus be on the top management? They are only a select few but the majority of the work is actually done by entry-level to mid-level staff. The incentives for the entry and middle level staff should be enhanced to attract competent individuals. Currently, the lower rung of social workers, nurses, etc are really not well compensated for the hard work they perform for the public.

Will NGOs get so big and wealthy and thus get “absorbed” by the powers that be?

Will the big powers plant their own guys within the structure thereby negating it’s non-gov substance but only in name?

Will it get so big and powerful it has to maintain its wealth by also compromising, lobbying and being lobbied by interest parties/industrialist?

But i was thinking that perhaps NGOs has a role in this borderless globalized economy so as to balance the global system…

again, at the end of the day, it is still about getting the right person to run NGOs.

But the current global state is so unbalance. To put it simply, the “right” has complete dominance over the “left” to the point where they can really don’t give you a damn because they know they are super wealthy and you are not.

only when:
1) enough ppl with conscience said “enough is enough”
2) very intelligent but w/ a conscience ppl band together to “change the world”
3) Third World War.

pick one.

When the former CEO of NKF was paid a few hundred thousand dollars a year (much less than Cabinet Ministers) for bringing in a few hundred million dollars as reserves, his pay was considered as PEANUT.

When he got into trouble, he was considered overpaid.

I believe the author meant the professional staff should be reasonably compensated for doing an excellent job. I share the author’s opinion that public attitude towards Public Service is quite outdated.

y/n ?

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