Lai Chin-lien, a researcher with the Syinlu Social Welfare Foundation, says that small groups that don't have specialist fundraising personnel saw their donations fall by 30-40 % after Typhoon Morakot. Syinlu, on the other hand, derives nearly 70 % of its funding from government subsidies and parents of its clients, which makes its finances relatively stable.
為了防止愛心被詐騙，捐款前可向內政部或地方縣市政府查詢是否為合法立案組織。此外，可以主動發起如「飢餓 30」、「水蜜桃阿嬤」或「88 水災」等「專案性」募款活動的團體，依法只有公益性社團法人、基金會（財團法人）、公立學校及行政法人。