Foreign aid charities defend rising executive salaries
"Leading charities have defended the income of their chief executives after research revealed that the number receiving six-figure salaries at Britain's 14 biggest foreign aid charities has risen by nearly 60%, from 19 to 30, over the past three years.
The number of staff on salaries of more than £60,000 at charities - which form the 50-year-old Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and co-ordinate disaster relief during global emergencies - increased by 16%, to 192, between 2010 and 2012, the Daily Telegraph reported. Eleven of the executives were paid more than the prime minister's salary of £142,500 a year in 2013, while some senior staff at some charities had pay rises despite falling revenues and donations..."
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/aug/06/foreign-aid-charities-defend-executive-salaries