I have today come across some News which I think is Worth Sharing on this Platform.  Some PON Members May Be Aware Of It, Other Maybe Not. I have heard Whispers About It  but have Never Heard about the Figures Until Now. Leading Charities take out a Huge Amount of Your Donated Cash,  for their CEO's and Staff are Paid large Salaries before the People who need the Cash Even See Any Money.

Simon Antrobus CEO of Children In Need is Paid £135,000 per Year. His Staff Receive a further £6.5 Million per Year before any money goes to a Child. I will Admit I Haven't Given any contribution to this Charity in the Past Few Years. Now seeing this I'm Glad I Haven't.  Lenny Henry as been quoted on Record Saying African Children Don't Need Money From White Saviour's. Ok Lenny you'll be Glad To Know I've Followed Your Advice. And Will Continue To Do So.

Simon Gillespie British Heart Foundation CEO Is Paid £180,000 per Year.

Mike Adamson British Red Cross £173,000 per Year

Haral Kumar Cancer Research UK £240,000 per Year.

Why are these Fat Cats Taking all this Cash, when surely they should do their Jobs for No Money , like the Volunteers in their Charity Shops? And ALL Money Raised should Go to the People Who Need It. Maybe I'm Naive Maybe. But When My Dear Old Mum Died Last Year, we gave our Donations to a Local Hospice and Not one of these Giant Charities. We received a Letter back Thanking Us for our Donation saying were our Money was Going and that was towards the 24 Hour Care of a Local Cancer Patient .

Still Want To Help Children? Then Donate a Toy(s) to a Child Who As Nothing. I Know in the Past Notts County have asked Fans to Donated Toys and Easter Eggs to Children in Local Hospitals and Other Gifts to a Local Old Folks Home. And Players have Given Up Their Time to Present the Gifts. And Long May It Continue.

 

It's not just certain charities that pay high salaries to their top employees, while volunteers do the hard work on the ground. There are also those who attend events or pretend to ask for charitable donations.

I have no problem with genuine fundraising, but I don't believe in donating directly to charities like that. Instead, I prefer to help local schemes that are making a real difference, such as support centres that are struggling to cover their costs.

I think nobody working for a charity should be paid excessive amounts.

I used to work for a charity many years ago, although I was a looong way short of the salaries named above. For many charities, the idea that you can get enough people to do the work for free is pie in the sky.

We were at a very menial level but we provided a service and likely more than paid for ourselves through various promotions. Likewise, a fundraising manager will know exactly where to drum up cash and will make far in excess of their salary. But executives on six-figure sums? Come on.

I don't think you can go wrong donating to the Salvation Army. They do lots of fine work..

Interesting you Name the Sally Army @Robbie. Every year at Christmas Time, they ask you to Donate £19, or what you can Afford and it's been £19 for Many a Year, they never ask for more than £19.

I stopped paying into the 'big' charities a long time ago. I still donate to select charities, but you can also be more targeted in donating to community hubs and the like - it does require a bit more research on your own part though. 

I volunteer for a smallish nationwide charity I can assure you our CEO is not paid a kings ransom nor is the staff at the head office, funds are desperately needed to support people bereaved by suicide.

Statistically people bereaved by suicide are at a greater risk from suicide themselves, I know that the support they receive is literally live saving.

@Fan of Big Tone 

A Noble Cause. If Fans On Here Wish To Donate To Your Very Worthy Charity, What's it Called  How Do They Go About It?

22 minutes ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

@Fan of Big Tone 

A Noble Cause. If Fans On Here Wish To Donate To Your Very Worthy Charity, What's it Called  How Do They Go About It?

@Wheelbarrow repair man Well I didn’t mention it to get donations but if anyone did want to donate it’s called Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide they have support groups around the country we volunteer to help facilitate a local group, after they helped us when our son died by suicide.

Any donations can be made here

Donations

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We are the only UK-based organisation offering peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss. We help...

 

Thankyou. This will Help Friends of Mine Cope with their Loss I am Sure.

5 minutes ago, Wheelbarrow repair man said:

Thankyou. This will Help Friends of Mine Cope with their Loss I am Sure.

If they need support please share this page with them, they can put their post code into the search box and find a support group nearest to them. The only criteria is they must be aged 18 or over and be bereaved by suicide.

Local Support

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We are the only UK-based organisation offering peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss. We help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years...

 

 

12 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

 

That's rather smug. In the Germany I live in, over 90% of the fire brigade is manned by volunteers.

There’s nothing wrong with paid employees working for a charity. Scientists, councillors, administrators, and others are all needed for its operation. 

However, I don’t agree with paying large amounts to CEOs and other people who earn much more than a reasonable salary. I’m not sure I would feel comfortable donating to a charity that pays non-essential staff more than £200,000 a year, and even then, I feel uneasy about it.

i just support local causes where i can see how the money makes a difference, i have never really been keen to donate to the bigger ones because i am more community minded. i dont think they are all as bad as the media make out, but i do think the ceo roles could be given to people on the way up and not those who want to sit on making silly amounts. it would be a good way for charities to give people a leg up with working.

my aunt and mum volunteer their time at a charity shop in clifton, they have been doing it for over 20 years.