jamesthemonkeh
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After seeing the tsunami disaster I have decided I should contribute and help more to charity, but I don't know which one...anyone got any good suggestions...preferably one with no paid staff?
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Paddy Eeziglow
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I think you'll be lucky to find a charity with NO paid staff- most have at least a few paid admin staff. I give to The Royal British Legion, The NSPCC and The Poppy Appeal to the tune of about £100 a year each.
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*Saffy*
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Buy something for your local Hostpial / school / church ... that way you see where your money is going and have the added benefit of seeing it used wisely !
They're the only "charities" I give to.
They're the only "charities" I give to.
Browneyedgirl
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Robo said:
yea u should give to Cancer Research UK, my sister used to work for them and i can promise u that 97% of all money goes to the cause and it is something that urself or family might benefit from in the future so I think that is worthwhile
gingerfreak
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Not the coolest of charities, but I hear the Salvation Army have no paid staff.
OK I work in the charitable sector and these days there are no charities of a reasonable size that have no paid staff. I'm afriad that your figure of 97% going straight to 'the cause' is incorrect.
Is it such a bad thing to have paid staff? In the old days charities were run inefficiently by amateurs who did a tremendous job in terms of committment and time, but who did not have the necessary skills and experience to insure the most efficient and cost effective use of the publics money and to insure that they were targeting their money at those most in need. These days charities are run by dedicated and highly skilled paid staff who earn far, far less than they would do in the private sector.
People who work for charities need to pay their bills with something!
Is it such a bad thing to have paid staff? In the old days charities were run inefficiently by amateurs who did a tremendous job in terms of committment and time, but who did not have the necessary skills and experience to insure the most efficient and cost effective use of the publics money and to insure that they were targeting their money at those most in need. These days charities are run by dedicated and highly skilled paid staff who earn far, far less than they would do in the private sector.
People who work for charities need to pay their bills with something!
Browneyedgirl
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Scoobie said:OK I work in the charitable sector and these days there are no charities of a reasonable size that have no paid staff. I'm afriad that your figure of 97% going straight to 'the cause' is incorrect.
Is it such a bad thing to have paid staff? In the old days charities were run inefficiently by amateurs who did a tremendous job in terms of committment and time, but who did not have the necessary skills and experience to insure the most efficient and cost effective use of the publics money and to insure that they were targeting their money at those most in need. These days charities are run by dedicated and highly skilled paid staff who earn far, far less than they would do in the private sector.
People who work for charities need to pay their bills with something!
well then Cancer Research conned their staff as this was the figure given to my sister, she was the only paid member of staff (pay was awful) the rest were volunteers, but she loved it and raised so much money
Browneyedgirl said:Scoobie said:OK I work in the charitable sector and these days there are no charities of a reasonable size that have no paid staff. I'm afriad that your figure of 97% going straight to 'the cause' is incorrect.
Is it such a bad thing to have paid staff? In the old days charities were run inefficiently by amateurs who did a tremendous job in terms of committment and time, but who did not have the necessary skills and experience to insure the most efficient and cost effective use of the publics money and to insure that they were targeting their money at those most in need. These days charities are run by dedicated and highly skilled paid staff who earn far, far less than they would do in the private sector.
People who work for charities need to pay their bills with something!
well then Cancer Research conned their staff as this was the figure given to my sister, she was the only paid member of staff (pay was awful) the rest were volunteers, but she loved it and raised so much money
Cancer research UK is a HUGE charity- I personally know at least 10 people who work in their fundraising department which alone has around 50 people working in it- they are a fantastic charity which does wonderful work, but they have hundreds of paid stafff across the UK, and quite rightly so IMO
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N8
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Be careful and research what charity you do work for. Many charities operate in a disgusting way and spend/waste shedloads of money on fancy new offices and such instead of spending the money on their primary cause. 
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*Saffy*
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Or just do what we do .... we bought a nebuliser for the local hospital this christmas (as a family) ...
Last year we provided a garden seat for the old people to sit out on in the summer at the local Old Folks place.
The year before that we helped put money towards a trip to Disney for a local terminally ill child.
Last year we provided a garden seat for the old people to sit out on in the summer at the local Old Folks place.
The year before that we helped put money towards a trip to Disney for a local terminally ill child.
Browneyedgirl
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*Saffy* said:
aww that is really lovely
I worked for a year in the voluntray sector when i was 21. The boss spenta fortune on a four man trip to New York to see how one of the Bronx's community scheme worked 
. Politicians call them "fact finding missions" - I call them an irresponsible waste of money and resources.
Some of these charities are huge - they are big organisations and they need well paid experienced professionals to maximise their performance. Nothing wrong at all with charity staff being well paid, as long as they deliver the goods.
. Politicians call them "fact finding missions" - I call them an irresponsible waste of money and resources.Some of these charities are huge - they are big organisations and they need well paid experienced professionals to maximise their performance. Nothing wrong at all with charity staff being well paid, as long as they deliver the goods.
I doubt you'll get any fat cats in the charitable / not for profit sector.
I bet the vast majority of the well paid execs there are in the charitable sector would justify their salaries through their outstanding contributions.
And i bet they'd make a lot more money doing a similar role in the private sector.
It's naive of the general public to think that a charity won't have overheads to cover- what are the workers supposed to do? use their own money?
I bet the vast majority of the well paid execs there are in the charitable sector would justify their salaries through their outstanding contributions.
And i bet they'd make a lot more money doing a similar role in the private sector.
It's naive of the general public to think that a charity won't have overheads to cover- what are the workers supposed to do? use their own money?
I give to many but my main charity is Cystic Fibrosis. My best friend died just over 3 yrs ago from this disease the help that she and her family recieved over the 19 yrs of her life was fantastic. Im sure most of us have a charity close to our hearts and this one is definatly mine.
Paddy Eeziglow
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Of course, you could give something back to the island of your dreams:
http://www.danny-torres.com/danny-torres.htm
http://www.danny-torres.com/danny-torres.htm