Does anyone donate £2 a month to charity?

Feek said:
No.
Charity begins at home. Specifically, my home. If anyone cares to donate...
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Is it safe to assume that some charities spend an awful lot on 'Western' wages? :confused:

The bulk of their staff should be local-wage locals, working and spending in the countries that they are trying to help.
 
I give £2.00 a month to unicef which is taken out of my wages, then of course the usual couple of quid into charity boxes in my local pub.
 
I pay £1 a week to cancer research, comes directly out of my wage, it’s not much I know but I am doing my bit.


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We have a scheme at work where my company will match whatever I choose to donate (upto a set amount). So I donate £10 to Oxfam and £10 to Unicef.
 
I signed up for a monthly cancer donation years ago due to 2 fit birds with forms coming to my works! Sad i know:rolleyes:
Regretted it then, felt better with it as i got older, and now after reading this thread, i'm doubting it again.

Do you give to make things better, or to make yourself feel better?
 
We make donations to UNICEF, Cancer Research and the Dogs Trust on a monthly basis, my sisters both sponsor children as well. It's actually quite nice reading the letters they send on a regular basis.
 
I never use to give to charity because I felt like if I wasnt giving everything it wasnt enough but then I wised up and starting giving £10 a month to barnardos. I hope to give more in the future.
 
Redistribution of income is effectively compulsory charity. A 50% efficiency rate would be considered brilliant (when you include admin costs and endogenous labour supply reactions). For those claiming that 50% of charitable donations ending up in admin costs is too much, it is absurd.

The fact is someone like the NSPCC can never do what they do without employing people. To have zero costs they would have to be a very small charity. Just like a normal firm there is a marginal cost to output. It cannot remain at zero forever.
 
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a few quid comes out my pay every month for a forces charity for service pers families who need a little more support.
 
Still giving £30 a month to the RSPCA and £10 a month to dog's trust, as despite all the badmouthing here, no-one has convinced me that either of these donations are worthless.

I could really do with cancelling them both these days what with extra financial commitments but meh... I will keep them up as long as I can afford it.

There are charities I will never give another penny to now though due to the amount of junk mail bullying and such like that I've experienced.
 
If the governments of the world did their jobs properly there would be no need for charities.

My Nan always said "Charity begins at home" - her house is lush.
 
wnb said:
Naff all, i have wife and kids to support, a morgage and childcare. Charity begins at home and thats where my money goes.
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Pretty much..

I'm selfish ****. All charities are, at the end of the day, businesses. I've known a few people that have died of various illnesses but I would not give to the respective charities. Not enough of what is actually donated gets to where its supposed to go.. So hence, my money is mine.
 
Better in my pocket than theirs imo.

Although I will give change to collectors on the street and homeless people usually take advantage of me when inebriated.
 
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