Do you give money to charity?

Dublin Simon community...i wish i could give more

I give through work. It comes off my wages. It means I give to the charities I want to give to and I just tell the chuggers that I'm happy with the donations I already make.

I recently seen Colaiste Mhuire Co Ed collecting money in Dunnes Stores Thurles. This is a VEC state funded/owned school compared to the likes of CBS Thurles, Ursuline, Presentation etc.

Children’s hospital charities too I never give to. I believe without them the government/HSE would be compelled to allocate more funding.

I usually do some sort of event to raise some money which costs me time and money.

I also volunteer with a rough sleeper service and have done for some time, this is far more valuable than giving money.

I give regular donations to a couple of charities. I would be broke if I gave even €1 to every chugger/bucket/tin/collection/homeless person I come across on a daily basis. Working in the city centre so I am surrounded by them every day.

Most charities are run like large multi-nationals. They have over paid CEO's and the charity collectors are on commission.

If I'm giving money I would donate it directly to a cause. I'm seriously thinking of just donating the money my budget for Christmas presents next year to Crumlin Childrens Hospital instead of buying presents.

Nope. I pay tax.

Try_harder wrote: »

All schools are state funded. Your logic baffles me

Not to the extent that the VEC/State owned schools are. The above schools had to constantly beg the late Tony Ryan etc to fund new computers, sports equipment etc.

I tend to avoid making monetary donations and might be more readily inclined to donate clothes, books etc. or maybe I'd be more inclined to donate pet food or my time to an animal shelter for example.


Too many dubious "causes", scandals and misappropriation of funds for my liking. I appreciate that like the rest of us people running charities need to earn a living and there is an opportunity cost in devoting their time and skills to a charity but when CEO's and people running these charities are drawing a salary in excess of €100k p.a. (sometimes well in excess of €100k p.a.) that doesn't sit right with me.


I remember reading a few years back that the percentage of monetary relief that reaches its intended (or at least the donators intended) recipient in poverty stricken slums in third world countries was very small - well under 10% in fact. Appreciate that in these situations it a sizeable percentage of the aid is siphoned off by the powerful, militants, pirates, even oppressive Governments but before it even gets that far the fat cats in the charities get their sizeable cut also. Would be curious to know the percentage of relief that reaches the donators intended recipients for charities that operate fully within Irish waters - I'm sure there is a statistic out there somewhere.


The SVP that is mentioned by OP donate a considerable amount to a certain sector of our society - many of whom I see are driving very new high end motor vehicles indeed and do not seem badly off to me.


Having said that I totally acknowledge that there are absolutely genuine people that do fantastic charity work and their intentions are nothing less than absolutely honourable. However, I cant help but feel that these are moreso the people "on the ground" so as to speak.

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

I give to Cancer Research through my wages every week. I don't give to any of the others and wont do until they stop paying their CEO's ridiculous salaries. If they can afford to pay CEO's in excess of €150k a year then they have no need for my paltry few euro.

For the past 10 yrs my partner gives to sightsavers from his wages automatically taken,
Hoping people have their sight restored or saved through it

I give to CMRF each month. I think what they're doing in taking cancer research for adults and seeing how it can be adapted for children (who do respond differently) is important.

I also give to Irish Hospice Foundation, St. Francis Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society for personal reasons.

lawred2 wrote: »

Nope. I pay tax.

That's the line Ebenezer Scrooge takes. 'Are there no prisons... And are the workhouses still on operation?... The threadmill and Poor Law are in full vigour?

It's actually a fair point. The government should provide for the needs of all people. I often wonder how people who take this line would feel if the government raised taxes to meet all the needs of all the people. Probably not well.