Topic: What do you think about charity? - page 3. (Read 721 times)
Thank you for interesting discussion! I think that it is necessary to help those who really need it. Moreover, it is necessary not to them, but to ourselves. You can look at the relevant discussion on TED portal - https://www.ted.com/topics/philanthropy
I still believe that a third-party (not all of them) can be trusted to handle our money for their programs to helps the needy. There's a lot of foundations that I know trustable enough to handle the money that I donated and to help the people in needs, at least in my country. Of course, there's also a lot of fake/scam charity foundation that uses people kindness to take their money away for their own benefits.
Personally, when I did a charity, I always watch the progress of the foundation that I donated too. Most of the good people (and much better people than myself) I know did this too. Not only that, some of them even take part in the foundation programs itself, helping them not only by money but also by their body. I guess you do have a point by pointing out how charity makes someone feels "much better", but I guess this does not happen to everyone out there.
Personally, when I did a charity, I always watch the progress of the foundation that I donated too. Most of the good people (and much better people than myself) I know did this too. Not only that, some of them even take part in the foundation programs itself, helping them not only by money but also by their body. I guess you do have a point by pointing out how charity makes someone feels "much better", but I guess this does not happen to everyone out there.
That is the point! It is always better to avoid mediators because certainly many organizations just use charity for covering some black business. Nevertheless, people in western society seem to be so isolated that it seems like we need those mediators - otherwise you would not even get know that some of the people nearby may have serious problems,
So, is charity good or not? Or probably we should make an independent decision in each case of donating money, without going deep inside into the idea of charity itself?
Not sure If my number is correct or not... All these so called charities keep 60% of the income (they call donation) to run the administration and 40% goes to the needy. I have seem people register charity for their own profit, they use it to turn their black money into white. So, most of the charities are indeed a business institutions IMO.I used to have a direct debit with a child care organisation. They used to sent me these expensive cards every month just to keep me informed about their activities which was quite unnecessary. It's basically their marketing policy. Go and see they have the top paid marketing personals too look after their charity. Why? Coz the best one will bring best business. It's all business.
The best I think is... Cut off these middle men (the charities), deal hand to hand meaning - if are generous enough then pick up the unfortunate person next to you and do something for him/her or their family so that this makes a permanent change in their lifestyle. Avoid these registered charities.
We all get used to the idea that sharing with people who have less is good. Particularly, I think so as well and often donate money when I have a possibility. For example, I have once donated to support building a school in a mountain village in Nepal. However, I have never tried to find out if the school was built in reality. I don`t know if it is irresponsible or not. But I have a feeling that many people act in a similar way. In result, charity turns into a kind of apologize. However, this apologize is like empty - because people continue to live their everyday lives and do not care about wars, ecology, or any other global problems, which do not affect them personally. Sometimes, it seems that charity makes people even more careless because it creates an illusion of compassion. Like - I have made a donation, so now I can sleep well.
So, is charity good or not? Or probably we should make an independent decision in each case of donating money, without going deep inside into the idea of charity itself?
So, is charity good or not? Or probably we should make an independent decision in each case of donating money, without going deep inside into the idea of charity itself?
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