I've gotten so particular when charities approach me for money now. I don't want my cash paying for helicopter rentals for the head of the charity or for marketing.
My trust level is at zero.
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I heard the United Way is really bad for the ratio of money raised that actually ends up going to overhead and charity workers, but they aren't listed in the top 50. Maybe I had bad information.
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I wonder how much evangelicals could change the scope of poverty and hunger if their weekly tithe went towards poverty and hunger instead of the operational costs of the endless number of churches out there?
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I heard the United Way is really bad for the ratio of money raised that actually ends up going to overhead and charity workers, but they aren't listed in the top 50. Maybe I had bad information.
They have a lot of overhead, but they also bring in a ######ed amount of money.
Because you know, making corporations sign contracts stating that they cannot give money to, hold fundraisers for, or endorse the cause of other charities other than the United Way has that effect.
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They have a lot of overhead, but they also bring in a ######ed amount of money.
Because you know, making corporations sign contracts stating that they cannot give money to, hold fundraisers for, or endorse the cause of other charities other than the United Way has that effect.
Is that what they do?
When I worked for SNC-Lavalin, once a year they would send around United Way forms for people to decide how much they wanted deducted from their pay cheques for the United Way. They really frowned upon it if people didn't opt to donate (I think my last year, I said no).
What is in it for the companies that make that agreement with the United Way?
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When I worked for SNC-Lavalin, once a year they would send around United Way forms for people to decide how much they wanted deducted from their pay cheques for the United Way. They really frowned upon it if people didn't opt to donate (I think my last year, I said no).
What is in it for the companies that make that agreement with the United Way?
Lawsuits if they try to endorse any other charities.
Protip: If ever collecting money online for a charity other than the United Way (say, your cousin's kidney, or a typhoon in the Philippines or something), don't use PayPal, as they're restricted by the United Way contract and will invalidate your account if you are collecting for any other charity.
Lawsuits if they try to endorse any other charities.
Protip: If ever collecting money online for a charity other than the United Way (say, your cousin's kidney, or a typhoon in the Philippines or something), don't use PayPal, as they're restricted by the United Way contract and will invalidate your account if you are collecting for any other charity.
I still don't understand why a company would limit themselves like that though. They must be getting something in return for promoting a particular charity.
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At the end of the day, I am not surprised by this. It takes a lot of money to get the word out and to try to get donations from people. I am sure if a lot of charities spent half the money they did on soliciting, they would lose more than half the money they bring in.
I remember doing a project on something like this for a University Accounting class. Its interesting to see how much of your donation goes to overhead.
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I still don't understand why a company would limit themselves like that though. They must be getting something in return for promoting a particular charity.
TBQH I am unsure. Perhaps just being able to slap United Way logos on corporate event shirts and posters. It's a big draw I would assume.
I still don't understand why a company would limit themselves like that though. They must be getting something in return for promoting a particular charity.
So that you can do business with other companies that give to United Way. It's almost a reputation thing.
UW is nothing more then high pressure sales. They will consistently pit one company against another saying "Oh they donated X amount, you should give more". If you don't, you risk having a reputation in the business community of not being generous because UW has no problem giving up numbers of how much companies give and using that to pressure new companies.
What's absolutely sickening is they do this with high profile individuals as well. They will approach Donor A saying that Donor B hosted this high profile event and paid this much, don't they want to give as much as that since their wealth is moreso.
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I wonder how much evangelicals could change the scope of poverty and hunger if their weekly tithe went towards poverty and hunger instead of the operational costs of the endless number of churches out there?
You do know a lot of churches have their offerings rotate weekly between operational costs and humanitarian aid, right?
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