Charity Organizations

But i like to think that i"m giving a bit back to those less fortunate than I"

Thats what it's about , could not agree more!!.

Axle.

I'm like footy on this one, admin costs of close to 75% on some charities make it hard for me to think it viable.
we are still doing the Dylan Hartung Charity on OLimits.

Admin costs 75% how come? People do things for nothing don"t they??

Or am i dreaming again!.

Any charity needs offices, accounts and accountability among many other things. These cost money. Just cause you're a charity doesnt mean people are going to donate the things that they make money out of to you.
Many businesses aren't profitable enough to donate, just like individuals. So if a charity has wants and needs it has to have money. And guess where it comes from ?
Some charities have high overheads, others lower. The whole area is a minefield supported by unpaid workers and the public.
I don't know enough top be able to point any bones, but I'm sure that others could.
Despite this, overall they do a great job.

No such thing as a free lunch..:(((((((((

I go by the "Think local, Act local" premise.

I have absolutely no time for the paid charity collectors you see at shopping centers. (Should really understand the meaning of the word...). As above, no clear breakdown of how the money is split. No disrespect, but some of those places are absolutely inhospitable and incapable of sustaining any population no matter how much money you throw at the problem. No rain, no biomatter, no viable soil, and an inhospitable climate.

Happily donate to Rotary/Lions/ChildFlight/RFDS and local hospital charities.

Gary, I think the saying is "Think global but act local". Whatever, I agree anyway. I help out local charities and give anyone a hand that needs it(not necesserily financial).

I have been cynical since I was about 16 with the donation collectors. I know for a fact that in the 80's collectors received 30% of takings and the rest was divided between the fund-raiser and the fund itself.

If everyone helped their neighbours, family, friends and did what they could for those less fortunate than themselves there would be world peace.

Of course, that would depend on politicians, lawyers, media moguls, financial institutions, car salesmen, etc, and don't forget us. It's not everyone elses fault.....

I agree, I will help out charities when I can, but the phone call at 7pm by a prominent charity asking for more donations gets up my goat. Right up there with the indian fella asking if I would like to upgrade the phone to super plan xyz, with free calls to botswana between 0430 and 0435...

Are you after %%%%% or cheque book size????

Warren Buffet has just autographed a book for us so he is the good guy , and while I don't know about the personal compasion side - there is no doubt that the billions he has just given away will do more to solve some specific issues than almost any other event I can think of, under the guidance of gates foundation.

Robin Miller

I'm not sure, but I think that I just heard Bill Gates gave $650 million to a research foundation looking for cures to a number of ailments. If the money is enough for these to come off, then he will probably be known as one of the most, if not most charitable person of all time.

His foundation did, and this is where it came from -

"Warren Buffett donates $37 billion to charity ... a charity that has become famous for its work with HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in the Third World "
CNN

Robin Miller

Gday Robin

What i was getting at is,,,are his $$$millions$$$ more than my $50.00 One gives what one can afford.

And i dont like being asked every second day for a donation just because i am in the phone book as a buisness...I dont need a new phone,or a financial advisor,i dont want a holiday at Bright or Warnambool or a bottle of wine with no label ,,i dont want a new computer.i dont want young people knocking on the door while i am trying to make a quid, trying to sell me a torch or a book light,,,i could go on ,but i wont
Murray

Hi Muzbry

I don't give what I can afford here.

I guess those organizations have data that shows that a few incentives
does work to bring in more cash.

The thing about Gates and Buffet is that whether they care or not, personally I wouldn't know, but the end result is that billions is going into the fight against the most debilitating diseases.

It's enough to make me feel guilty about copying windows instead of buying it.

Robin Miller

Your a hard man Donks . The George street property is in the right location for the inner city homeless and the very small rent for a hostel bed probably only covers costs . The Salvos were terrific in Vietnam with the support they gave to the troops as far forward as the fire support bases . I remember one combat assault that went into Diggers Rest , about four hours later tha Salvo comfort Landrover arrived having come through the jungle . A modern day Gunga Din .

hi rotord.. i wasn't refering to the rent for hostel beds, rather the thousands of dollars per sq mtr for the office space per week
as for world vision and the like, current ads calling for "10000 new sponsers urgently needed" , just do the sums for a minute
thats an extra $3,600,000 per year, on top of sponsers already on the books.. many of the countries being " helped " could be bought for that sort of money and yet there seems to be no improvement on any great scale over the last 20 years or so.
remember that this is a world wide organisation. assume these ads are run in just 10 countries around the world. $36,000,000 EXTRA required each year. give me a break!!!!!
if they were running a company and showed such little improvement in their work, they would have been sacked years ago, or be prime minister...lol

I was in Woolworths a while ago. At the register in front of me were a young good looking couple with a very young baby, well presented, about late 20s, handed a Salvo's voucher to the value of $60. It just makes you wonder the circumstances of some of these people. If they were not working they would be able to get a benefit from the govt, yeah us i guess. It makes me wonder how much rorting of the system and false info to charities and the like. If the money is easy to get without and you can get enough without working, then why bother working.
As mentioned , the high costs of running some of the charities is almost the total income of the charity, all it is doing is supplying cushy jobs to family members and flashy cars and life styles. Overall the Salvos are a worthy cause, but i hesitate at many others.

I was talking to a guy who had lost everything in a house fire and claimed the Salvo's had arrived at the scene before the fire brigade.They offered him clothes,food and a place to stay.
Cheers Mark

Religous groups are the same.
Charity starts at home & that is me & my own.
Cheer's bob.

I'm with you Bob,

Used to donate on a regular basis until I found that the 'charity' was double-dipping into my credit card.......do they all suffer because of one.....yep.

(Should qualify, still have one or two charities that are close to my heart but that is done because I want to, not because I am asked.)

Michael