Do you give money to charity?

whirlpool · 17-07-2013 09:53PM #1

Do you give money to charity and if so, do you believe your donation is going to make much of a difference?

If you don't give money to charity, is there any particular reason(s)?

The Backwards Man · 17-07-2013 09:54PM

whirlpool wrote: »

Do you give money to charity and if so, do you believe your donation is going to make much of a difference?

If you don't give money to charity, is there any particular reason(s)?

After you, OP.

Madam · 17-07-2013 09:56PM

I do and of course it makes a difference (small acorns and all that:)).

Sunnyisland · 17-07-2013 09:57PM

Yes, usually to Alone and victory outreach.

Chucken · 17-07-2013 09:57PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

After you, OP.

How does that work if you're going backwards?

FreshKnickers · 17-07-2013 09:59PM

Yes. I regularly give substantial donations to the Feed Fresh Knickers Fund.

Currently we're trying to raise vital support for our upcoming Tikka Masala Thursday project. Thank you.

17-07-2013 10:00PM

I used to give to Charities, now I dont. I give it to people I think need it myself. I hate that even a cent of whatever I donated was going to pay a massive salary to some CEO. They get their salary before any money goes to those who need it.

KeithM89 · 17-07-2013 10:03PM

Drunk one night, I decided to sponsor a Panda, it was £10 a month. Paid it for over a year before noticing. Its probably dead now anyway.

efb · 17-07-2013 10:04PM

SvdP

ted1 · 17-07-2013 10:06PM

The government give it for me. A huge % of the tax I pay is given to people without jobs, sick people and foreign countries.

A lot if charities are used to make up the shortfall in government funding, such as Crumlin Hispital. There should be tax benefits for making donations to state run organisations

17-07-2013 10:08PM

Keith wrote: »

Drunk one night, I decided to sponsor a Panda, it was £10 a month. Paid it for over a year before noticing. Its probably dead now anyway.

you sure that wasn't just a direct debit for your bins?

KeithM89 · 17-07-2013 10:10PM

Deleted User wrote: »

you sure that wasn't just a direct debit for your bins?

Wouldve been more useful than some stupid panda that il never even get to be mauled by.

Jumboman · 17-07-2013 10:10PM

I'd much rather give money to someone on the street than a charity.

A lot people running charities are on high 6 figure salaries.

Celly Smunt · 17-07-2013 10:11PM

I've given up really,now I just buy a bag of stuff for homeless I see around the street.It only costs about 15 to get somebody a new blanket,hat,socks,gloves and a few toileteries between dealz and penneys.

It would be interesting to have a homeless assault from boards around Christmas where a group of boardsies go around Dublin (or wherever) giving out items to the homeless.

17-07-2013 10:15PM

I give to a few causes, homelessness, suicide prevention, a childrens' charity, and the cancer society. I wish I could do more for them.

mrmanunited · 17-07-2013 10:15PM

I do lots of marketing and advertising for charities, and they're always the worst companies to work for, they have so many staff and put so many resources into pathetic small campaigns, it just makes me wonder when peoples donations go, and its normally to find the next advertising campaign! Id rather buy a sarnie and give it to the homeless guy on the way home from work...

Lawrence1895 · 17-07-2013 10:16PM

Never donated any money, but clothes, books, CDs and DVDs...and my old desktop computer.

oldyouth · 17-07-2013 10:21PM

I have monthly DDs for ALONE and Simon South East. I can only hope that it is going where I intend.

After that, I donate when and where a good cause presents itself. I try to avoid any religious involvement (such as SVP)

Celly Smunt · 17-07-2013 10:25PM

Actually i might ask now,would there be any interest by anybody getting into a group to go out around Halloween (it's starting to get cold then) and hand out some stuff to the homeless.Maybe even in costume?.

demanufactured · 17-07-2013 10:28PM

Used to..... Not anymore.

iDave · 17-07-2013 10:31PM

Wouldn't give one cent to a chugger

Mr Benevolent · 17-07-2013 10:31PM

Very rarely. The only charity I've donated more than €2 is the Simon Community. Most mental health charities do nothing except piss the money away, Simon are one of the few that use it wisely.

Amirani · 17-07-2013 10:31PM

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Actually i might ask now,would there be any interest by anybody getting into a group to go out around Halloween (it's starting to get cold then) and hand out some stuff to the homeless.Maybe even in costume?.

I'd be up for doing stuff like that anyway.

danish pasterys · 17-07-2013 10:35PM

Keith wrote: »

Drunk one night, I decided to sponsor a Panda, it was £10 a month. Paid it for over a year before noticing. Its probably dead now anyway.

Haha u sponsored an animal that would maul you if it got the chance ha them ads are funny about sponsoring man eating tigers when we should be saving humans first

!end world hungar!

Outkast_IRE · 17-07-2013 10:36PM

Used to but not anymore, if its something local I don't mind throwing a few euro.

I mostly don't now because they call to the door and hassle people too much for it. The more I see a charity calling to the door the more I despise them.

Celly Smunt · 17-07-2013 10:37PM

NiallSparky wrote: »

I'd be up for doing stuff like that anyway.

Cool,i'm going to post a thread and hopefully there'll be people on here willing to help out.It also gives a lot of time for discussion and such if the planning starts early.

Mysteriouschic · 17-07-2013 10:42PM

I would give money to charity but I don't usually give money to the charity people that stop in the street in town asking for your credit card details. I wouldn't mind giving money to like an animal charity or something. I work in a charity shop once a week so still doing something.

newportlad · 17-07-2013 11:01PM

I've been donating €15 and €12 per month to Concern and Focus Ireland respectively for a couple of years now.

I do wonder sometimes am I donating a bit too much, I'm on an average enough salary so really hope it is being put to good use.

Anyway, only copped recently that it would be tax efficient to just give one charity €21 or more a month

But which charity should I pick from the two? Any opinions?

Mr Benevolent · 17-07-2013 11:05PM

newportlad wrote: »

I've been donating €15 and €12 per month to Concern and Focus Ireland respectively for a couple of years now.

I do wonder sometimes am I donating a bit too much, I'm on an average enough salary so really hope it is being put to good use.

Anyway, only copped recently that it would be tax efficient to just give one charity €21 or more a month

But which charity should I pick from the two? Any opinions?

I'd recommend Focus Ireland, you'd be horrified to know how inefficient the foreign aid charities are.

Femme_Fatale · 17-07-2013 11:06PM

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Most mental health charities do nothing except piss the money away

They do?

greenflash · 17-07-2013 11:26PM

One monthly standing order to Temple St and one to the supporters' trust of a football club. I also give to CF collectors due to a couple of friends whose kids are sufferers and I also give to the Irish Cancer Society for family reasons. Everyone else, especially those collecting for animal charities, can **** right off.

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