While in Washington DC this week, I was exposed to a whole different culture. My friend with SIL , Rick Wacek, explained to me about the uneven playing field that secular NGO"s have over faith based ones. Interstate 495 goes around DC and the "Beltway Bandits" reside around the nation's capitol. Rick explained to me with their power and money they receive millions of dollars, little of it that ever reaches the people. In fact, Rick explained to me that as little as 7% goes to where it is funded for. These 'bandits' make a living off of government money and have the power to continue to do so.
What a shame that faith based NGO's such as SIL can't play on an even playing field because of lack of resources.
Would you consider praying for this? There is an unbelievable amount of government money earmarked for faith based NGO's...but not enough to get to the people, which most faith based organizations have proved to be more efficient with funding.
Here's wikipedia definition;
Beltway bandit is a term for private companies located in or near Washington, D.C. whose major business is to provide consulting services to the US government. The phrase was originally a mild insult, implying that the companies preyed like bandits on the largesse of the federal government, but it has lost much of its pejorative nature and is now often used as a neutral, descriptive term.
The name comes from the Capital Beltway, the ring road that surrounds Washington. (The entire road is officially called Interstate 495, although the eastern half is cosigned with Interstate 95, which traverses most of the East Coast.) The majority of private contractors are located, or at least headquartered, inside this road in order to be close to federal agencies and legislators.
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