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Originally Posted by Pizza
As someone who's spent hundreds of hours over the years as a volunteer, this makes me feel very foolish and like a pawn. I`ve pleaded with people to open their wallets in the name of charity, trying to paint a picture of a dying child or a mother with that illness and the affected family. But really, a majority of the money they give up is only going to the wages of the organizers. I know there's going to be some administration and other associated costs, but when more than half of every dollar is not going to the intended cause, you have to question the integrity of the ``charity``
Charities are viewed differently than other businesses because the customers arent purchasing a product or getting a service. They straight up hand over money with the intention of helping less unfortunate people or to find cures, not to fill the paycheck of an organizer
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Helping the less fortunate doesn't have an administrative cost?
How it is different than any other business? You need to organize people and materials to do as much as you can with limited resources.
Do they not need reception staff to handle paperwork? Actually they need just as much if not more, because often the requirement of funding is providing an accounting of where the money went and providing reports and statistics to funding agencies (United Way, FCSS, etc). This extra cost might be seen as wasteful to you, but how wasteful would it be if it wasnt required?
Do they not need IT staff? Again the answer is the same, they need as much as a similarily sized company. They are dealing with very limited budgets to get things done. Or just because it is a charity, should people be forced to use 996Mhz computers with 512 of RAM? Maybe they can use a 17 inch CRT monitor?
How about management? Is organizing 1000 people easier when it is non-profit? Is it less important to have a properly managed group of people when they are working with money donated from other sources? Is budgeting less important when you need to beg and plead for every nickel?
Life costs money, getting people to do things costs money. If you don't understand that, then fine, don't donate to non-profit organizations or focus your money on the areas you think will help the most, but don't begrudge these organizations for being made up of people who need to be compensated for thier work, unless you want to quit your job and go take their place for a couple years with a 20-40% paycut.
I am sure you would be willing to do that right?