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If trustees feel it is in their charity’s interest to pay high salaries to attract talented people, then they should have the courage of their conviction and explain their decisions publicly.

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It is so basic as to be mundane, but in disaster relief, all the good will in the world can go to hell in a hand basket if the logistics don’t work. In Ethiopia at the best of times, the logistics are difficult. It is a huge country – about the same size as Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma combined. It is also a transportation nightmare.

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It is so basic as to be mundane, but in disaster relief, all the good will in the world can go to hell in a hand basket if the logistics don’t work. In Ethiopia at the best of times, the logistics are difficult. It is a huge country – about the same size as Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma combined. It is also a transportation nightmare.

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