She is a young college student, but she is facing a rare blood disease. Under the pressure of family difficulties and medical expenses, she asked for help and attracted the attention of a kind-hearted person. He is a philanthropist. After seeing her story, he donated 900,000 yuan.
The moment she saw someone lending a helping hand, the hope of survival made her feel the beauty of life again. Just when she began to look forward to it, only 30,000 yuan of charity reached her hands. When she received the donation, she was not surprised or angry, but smiled plainly. In the end, her condition worsened because she had no money for treatment, and she eventually passed away.
Why only 30,000 yuan was received out of 900,000 yuan? Whose pocket went into the remaining 870,000? What is the truth? What explanation does the charity give?
Case History
Xiaohong, a 21-year-old female college student, lives in an ordinary small city. She is optimistic and strong, but life is not easy because she suffers from a rare blood disease that requires long-term regular blood transfusions and expensive medication.
The poverty of her family makes it impossible for her to bear the heavy medical expenses, so she can only hope for the kind assistance of the society. In order to raise money for medical treatment, Xiaohong used the Internet platform to ask for help. At that time, she did not have high hopes, she only hoped that some kind-hearted people would lend a helping hand to help her overcome the difficulties and embrace life again.
At this moment, a netizen named "Brother Shanxin" saw Xiaohong's message for help. This "kind-hearted brother" drives a Mercedes-Benz and lives a good life, but he is not blinded by material things. Instead, he deeply admires Xiaohong's strength and bravery. Seeing the difficulties faced by Xiaohong, he was filled with sympathy and desire, and decided to lend a helping hand and donate 900,000 yuan for Xiaohong's treatment expenses.
Xiaohong sat in the hospital ward with a tired smile, looking at the mobile phone in her hand, full of gratitude. Just days after she asked for help, she received a call from an unknown number. After the connection, a warm voice came: "Hello, I heard that you need help, and I am willing to donate 900,000 for your treatment."
Xiaohong was so moved that she could hardly speak. , tears flowed down unconsciously. After a long time, Xiaohong said tremblingly: "Really? Thank you so much! This is life-saving money for me." She couldn't believe it, always felt I am living in a dream. The philanthropist continued: "You are a strong girl. I will remit this money to you through the charity platform soon. You will definitely get better!"
This donation The money is a timely gift for Xiaohong, making her feel the warmth of society. She was full of gratitude and immediately prepared to start treatment, hoping to defeat the disease and regain health. Xiaohong remembered the voice of this kindhearted brother deeply, and she knew that she had a warm power in this strange city. In the days that followed, Brother Shanxin kept in touch with Xiaohong, and he often asked about her condition and treatment progress. Every time she received his call, Xiaohong felt warm and caring.
However, this is indeed a dream, and it is time for Xiaohong to wake up from her dream. When Xiaohong received the donation, she was shocked to find that it was only a mere 30,000 yuan. For her huge medical expenses, the funds raised could not support her single treatment. She fell into endless despair because she knew that she would no longer have the strength to cope with the subsequent treatment costs. She immediately called the philanthropic brother: "Brother, I have received the donation, but it is only 30,000 yuan."
"What! 30,000 yuan?" The eldest brother's tone was full of disbelief, and there was even something in it. Some anger. "I gave them 900,000 yuan, and you received 30,000 yuan? Do you have a receipt? What's going on!" Faced with her elder brother's anger, Xiao Hong also looked confused. After thinking for a long time, Xiao Hong was not angry. , without even any expression.
Xiaohong told her elder brother, "I have the receipt. Brother, maybe God doesn't want me to take good care of this disease. Thank you anyway. Thank you for donating to me. I will send you the receipt on WeChat right away." Then Xiaohong hung up the phone.
This sudden blow caused Xiaohong's condition to deteriorate rapidly. She was unable to resist the disease, and eventually died in endless pain. After learning the news of Xiaohong's unfortunate death, Brother Shanxin also fell into deep guilt and anger. He couldn't understand why only a meager part of the donation he donated went to Xiaohong's hands, and where did the rest of the huge donation go?
The kind-hearted brother decided to investigate the matter. He contacted the charity platform, hoping to find out the distribution of charity funds. However, the reply he received shocked him. The charity platform claimed that the remaining 870,000 donations were distributed to other people in need.
Distributed to others? My money is for Xiaohong’s medical treatment! Why give it to others? And it was without my consent, and I didn’t even receive any information! Such an answer was unacceptable to the kindhearted brother. He felt that he had been deceived and that the kindness was not used for those who really needed help, but was abused in other places. "Distribute it to those who need it? I think your company leader took it to drink!" Then the kindhearted brother hung up the phone and was very angry!
Explaining the law through cases
In this case, the issue of the use of donations from the charity platform was involved. According to the Charity Law, charitable organizations must manage donations in accordance with the principles of openness, fairness and justice, and ensure that donations are used for those who truly need help. Charitable organizations should register, preserve and disclose the income and expenditure of donated funds and materials, and accept social supervision. If a charity platform fails to comply with these regulations, it will involve violations of charity laws.
The kind brother donated 900,000 yuan to Xiaohong, forming a donation contract. According to the provisions of the Contract Law, a donation contract refers to a contract in which the donor transfers property to the donee without compensation.
Donation contracts should follow the principles of voluntariness, gratuitousness, authenticity and legality. If the charity platform does not transfer all the donations to Xiaohong, it will involve the performance of the donation contract. If the charity platform fails to use the donations according to the wishes of the well-intentioned brother and causes Xiaohong to be unable to receive timely treatment, resulting in her death, then this may involve an infringement issue.
According to the Tort Liability Law, if a tortious act causes damage to others, the person shall bear tort liability. The kind brother may be able to hold the charity platform responsible for infringement. Charitable organizations should make public announcements when using donated funds, announce the use of donated funds to the public, and accept social supervision. If the charity platform fails to make transparent disclosures, it may involve related legal liabilities when it comes to the use of charity funds.
Is the charity’s approach reasonable?
The main goal of charities is to help those in need, to help them improve their lives and obtain better medical and educational conditions. However, in actual operations, charities also face some challenges and limitations.
Charitable institutions need to manage and distribute donations reasonably. If a philanthropist makes a large donation, the charity may distribute the money among multiple people in need rather than giving it all to a single recipient. The goal is to help more people, but it may also result in some recipients receiving smaller amounts. However, if a philanthropist decides to donate to a certain person, the charity must respect the donor's wishes and cannot distribute the donation multiple times.
The charity’s treatment of Xiaohong’s donations is obviously unreasonable. Xiaohong only received 30,000 yuan, not 900,000 yuan. The charity claimed that the remaining 870,000 donations were distributed to other people in need, but did not provide any evidence to prove this. What's more serious is that they failed to notify donors in time and did not disclose the use of donations.
This approach obviously violates the principles of transparency, fairness and accountability that charities should have. Donors give money to specific recipients in the hope that it will directly help them, rather than being distributed to others at the agency's discretion.
Charitable institutions should ensure that donations are used to help people who really need help according to the donor's wishes. At the same time, they should promptly disclose the use of donations to recipients and donors to ensure transparency and fairness. Xiaohong unfortunately passed away because she could not obtain enough donations, which made the charity's approach even more unreasonable.
Case Analysis
Brother Mercedes-Benz’s charity should have been a warm light of hope, but due to the opaqueness and irresponsibility of the charity platform, the donations went to unknown destinations.
Because Xiaohong did not receive the donation in time, her condition worsened and she eventually passed away. This became a sad regret. Charity is an act of kindness and a social responsibility, while trustworthiness, transparency and fairness are the soul of charity. Both donors and charitable organizations should dedicate warmth and care to more people in need with a kind heart and an honest attitude.
In order to ensure the sustainable development of charity, it is necessary to strengthen the supervision and management of charitable organizations. The government should increase its efforts to introduce more clear and specific laws and regulations to standardize the operations of charitable organizations, strengthen the disclosure and supervision mechanism for the use of charity funds, and effectively ensure that charity funds are used for legitimate purposes.
The use of charitable funds must be shown openly and transparently. This is not only responsible for the donors, but also responsible for society. Just imagine, if Brother Mercedes-Benz is hurt this time, what will he do when he faces the next person who needs a donation? I think there is a high probability that I will just sit back and watch.
Don’t use “kindness” to make money in any business, because kindness is a person’s best character, and helping others means you have to bear losses. Some people are willing to bear it, but there are no good ones. result. This is a great harm to the donor, and he will not even help when faced with this situation in the future, because once he is bitten by a snake, he will be afraid of the snake for ten years!