Truism 1: Charity is an act of the ego. Charities are a form of gratification of the giver.
Truism 2: Charities and philanthropy are nothing more than a guilt riding actions. They are designed to alleviate the feeling of guilt of the person that has achieved something.
Truism 3: Good intentions are never enough. Good intentions do not make a wrong-doing right.
Truism 4: Charities and philanthropies need to benefit the immediate community of the giver. Those who do not are a waste of resources.
Truism 5: Before you can be charitable you need to be greedy. Without a descent amount of resources charity is only self destructive. Selfishness is the first step in any charitable endeavor.
Truism 6: Charities are an investment is a better community. They must be targeted to be assets that will yield the best result. Charity toward constant failures is a waste of resources.
Truism 7: Charity should be given to the deserving. To those who have worked to earn the charity of others. Giving to the undeserving is a waste of resources. Need is not a reason to give or to receive, just an excuse for the benefit of the undeserving.