Charity Wages - Mary Davis

canhascheez · 04-10-2011 11:02AM #1

I had this over in 'Volunteerism' but nobody is biting, so..

With this latest Mary Davis 'p60 story', she is paid roughly €160,000/year for her role in 'Special Olympics'. Is this the norm for somebody working at this level for a charity?

Do other charities pay as much, or more?

reprazant · 04-10-2011 11:04AM

Possibly.

The chief executive of Rehab gets close to half a million a year, I think.

megaten · 04-10-2011 11:05AM

This is the norm for all charities. Though obviously not as much. In most charities the higher ups and office workers receive some sort of wage.

Tiocfaidh Armani · 04-10-2011 11:12AM

I think it's sickening how much she uses the Special Olympics as some reason she should be President when she was paid so much for what was just another JOB!

EGAR · 04-10-2011 11:15AM

Running an animal rescue myself I was very surprised recently to find out how many other rescues get paid and how much :eek:. Also, quite a good few of them use chuggers.

I must be doing something wrong

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frash · 04-10-2011 11:19AM

Standard enough
http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/charity-bosses-salaries-exceed-100k-168734.html

FetchTheGin · 04-10-2011 11:20AM

EGAR wrote: »

Running an animal rescue myself I was very surprised recently to find out how many other rescues get paid and how much :eek:. Also, quite a good few of them use chuggers.

I must be doing something wrong .

Rescuing animals was your first mistake.

EGAR · 04-10-2011 11:25AM

FetchTheGin wrote: »

Rescuing animals was your first mistake.

Nah, I am a sucker for punishment.

sbsquarepants · 04-10-2011 11:30AM

EGAR wrote: »

Running an animal rescue myself I was very surprised recently to find out how many other rescues get paid and how much :eek:. Also, quite a good few of them use chuggers.

I must be doing something wrong .

Maybe a deal with a chinese restaurant would bolster your coffers?

EGAR · 04-10-2011 11:33AM

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Maybe a deal with a chinese restaurant would bolster your coffers?

No, the microchips are a dead give away..:D

GetWithIt · 04-10-2011 11:34AM

It's the norm - in Ireland.

squod · 04-10-2011 12:14PM

http://www.marydavis.ie/

Says her financial details are up on her website. FYI Mary, FF don't have the same level of influence anymore. The gravy train has terminated.

beagle001 · 04-10-2011 12:19PM

Mary davis is a cash hungry individual who is only seeking higher office to promote mary davis and co and has no clue about this country only her self interests and her cronies.
Her charities paying her husbands PR firms thousands,conflict of interest maybe.
I think the people of Ireland are not that stupid to vote in this fianna fail crony.

cosmicfart · 04-10-2011 12:21PM

what i she role? Most charities like Oxfam for example, have nothing but people giving there spare time except for management. 160K for working in the special Olympics must mean she does some integral work like dotting iiis and crossing tttts scandalous :mad:

ejmaztec · 04-10-2011 12:23PM

reprazant wrote: »

Possibly.

The chief executive of Rehab gets close to half a million a year, I think.

...and that Kerins woman is also on a quango or two, so a bit more more can be added to that big chunk.:(

Anita Blow · 04-10-2011 12:25PM

Not comparable to other irish charities. She's Managing Director of Special Olympics for all of Europe and Eurasia

Son Of A Vidic · 04-10-2011 12:37PM

This is more of the shyte going on in this country, why is she on €160,000? She shouldn't even be on half that amount. I mean this is little Ireland we are talking about. But of course you get a lot of these jobs, many even with multiple 'titles'. They have fúck all to do and fúck all to be done, with the underpaid foot soldiers having any work done. I suppose though they must be compensated for doing nothing, because these 'titles' must be a true burden to shoulder.

Anita Blow · 04-10-2011 12:50PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

This is more of the shyte going on in this country, why is she on €160,000? She shouldn't even be on half that amount. I mean this is little Ireland we are talking about. But of course you get a lot of these jobs, many even with multiple 'titles'. They have fúck all to do and fúck all to be done, with the underpaid foot soldiers having any work done. I suppose though they must be compensated for doing nothing, because these 'titles' must be a true burden to shoulder.

As Managing Director of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE), Mary Davis is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of Special Olympics across 58 countries in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

http://www.specialolympicsee.eu/ee_Our_Leaders_Mary_Davis.aspx
Not just little old Ireland.

squod · 04-10-2011 12:54PM

Anita Blow wrote: »

http://www.specialolympicsee.eu/ee_Our_Leaders_Mary_Davis.aspx
Not just little old Ireland.

Seen MDs of much bigger corporations on much less. Not having a swipe but thank God the general population voted her shyster mates out of government.

Son Of A Vidic · 04-10-2011 01:19PM

Anita Blow wrote: »

http://www.specialolympicsee.eu/ee_Our_Leaders_Mary_Davis.aspx
Not just little old Ireland.

You think a website justifies her ridiculous salary?

I love this bit from the website......

As Managing Director of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE), Mary Davis is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of Special Olympics across 58 countries in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Ah the oul shyte talk, a bit of perspective is needed. We are not talking about a global corporation here, we are talking about a charity. How she can accept such a salary is both disgusting and hypocritical.

lucylu · 04-10-2011 01:25PM

Chugger Queen

General General · 04-10-2011 01:26PM

I'd love to get in on this Charity gig... & get some of that creamy pie.

ejmaztec · 04-10-2011 01:29PM

The land of saints and scholars seems to have a huge shortage of the former.

Sooopie · 04-10-2011 01:36PM

She is a dose, and those vain, silly looking posters of her strutting like she's on a cat walk prove it, the absolute hack of her, seriously

suicide_circus · 04-10-2011 01:40PM

It's depressing really;
Mary Davis - establishment cronie
Gay Mitchell - rightwing career politician
Dana - eurovision winner
Martin McGuinness - terrorist
David Norris - prolific letter writer
Sean Gallagher - celebrity business man
Michael D Higgins - Yoda

Blazer · 04-10-2011 01:43PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

How she can accept such a salary is both disgusting and hypocritical.

God you've gotta love the good old irish bitterness here...if someone offering you €160,000 to do a job you'd bite their fúckin hands off...and don't bother denying it.
The fact is €160,000 a year for heads of charities is about average despite what the begrudgers think.
Another lovely fact that the other politicians are spinning is her €390,000 she received over a decade..so basically €39k a year..
Let's compare that to the rest of the candidates and it's probably peanuts to what they received.
But no...let the media twist the facts to generate more news :rolleyes:

Anita Blow · 04-10-2011 01:53PM

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

You think a website justifies her ridiculous salary?

I love this bit from the website......

As Managing Director of Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia (SOEE), Mary Davis is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of Special Olympics across 58 countries in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Ah the oul shyte talk, a bit of perspective is needed. We are not talking about a global corporation here, we are talking about a charity. How she can accept such a salary is both disgusting and hypocritical.

No I think the fact that she's the Managing Director of a multi-national sporting organisation spanning over 50 countries through Europe and Asia justifies her salary. While €160,000 is a big salary, it doesn't seem ridiculous for a person in her position. She's earning much less than some of the MDs of charities here and yet she's in a much higher position.
You don't know what she does, neither do I. All we can do is speculate. But as an MD, she hardly sits on her ass all day.

squod wrote: »

Seen MDs of much bigger corporations on much less.

Any examples?

Freddie59 · 04-10-2011 01:55PM

reprazant wrote: »

Possibly.

The chief executive of Rehab gets close to half a million a year, I think.

Which is why I won't donate to Rehab anymore. I find it ludicrous to see this type of money squandered by a charity which is trying to RAISE funds.

Some fund raising on 500m.

Freddie59 · 04-10-2011 01:57PM

beagle001 wrote: »

Mary davis is a cash hungry individual who is only seeking higher office to promote mary davis and co and has no clue about this country only her self interests and her cronies.
Her charities paying her husbands PR firms thousands,conflict of interest maybe.
I think the people of Ireland are not that stupid to vote in this fianna fail crony.

She is not unique. It is just another example of all that is wrong with salaries in general in Ireland, Inc (currently under administration).

squod · 04-10-2011 02:03PM

Anita Blow wrote: »

But as an MD, she hardly sits on her ass all day.

lol.

Anita Blow wrote: »

Any examples?

Give me some facts and figures for comparisons. What's the budget? How many staff on the payroll?

canhascheez · 04-10-2011 02:11PM

Anita Blow wrote: »

Director of a multi-national sporting organisation

It is not a sporting organisation.

Charity Wages - Mary Davis

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