Critics Challenge the Efficacy of Tom's Shoes
By Emily Frost, Posted 4/10/12
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Recently more and more commentators have criticized TOM's model for claiming to do more good than it actually does.
Saundra Shimmelpfennig runs the blog "Good Intentions Are Not Enough." She launched the blog after years in the nonprofit sector where she said she watched donations get funneled into ineffective projects.
I asked her for her thoughts on TOM's awareness raising campaign and how shoe donations affect local communities in the developing world.
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