Am I being unfair?
Posted by: Goulah
15th May 2009 11:47pm
ninna
- 22nd Nov 2011 01:46am
The best charity organisations are those that are local to your community or have proven their value over time. Places such as Red cross & salvos do a great job & it shows but you go to the larger organisations that provide for overseas you will see a huge amount of wasted funds. Far too much money is wasted in those type of charities & I will never contribute to them for that reason. These days I cannot afford to donate much but there are times when volunteer firefighters have deserved our help & I have done so willingly with money or buying them a box of bottled water to drop off where they are fighting bush fires in my area.
We have the right to say where our money goes & choosing a charity is a personal choice that needs to be respected, it is hard to refuse door knockers or kids asking to be sponsored but if your donation is not reaching the intended destination without being eaten up by admin costs then what is the point. Many charities work on the compassionate side of yr nature, by making you feel guilty about being better off than those sad children on the TV ads. The funds do not reach those children in it's full form, by the time they see any of it it will be less than half.
There are so many more deserving charities that do not have the funds to advertise who need our help more, that can also be done by being a volunteer. The local charities are sadly lacking in helpers to the extreme of having to take on people who are doing community service which can place a bigger load on their resources than it should. If you wish to contribute as a volunteer have a look around, nursing homes, disability centres, community cottages & neighbourhood centres are only a few places that need help but don't get it. They rely mainly on govt funding to survive which does not allow for any extras that the people using those services might need above the basics.
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