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I strongly disagree with this. If I were donating a large sum to a non-profit that helps poor children, I would absolutely earmark it with a stipulation that it
by kjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 6y ago
I strongly disagree with this. If I were donating a large sum to a non-profit that helps poor children, I would absolutely earmark it with a stipulation that it must be used to help poor children who grew up as I did (poor, no opportunities for other aid/scholarships because, well we all know why).
In any nonprofit or mentorship situation, I always make sure to reach the children who grew up like me because they truly have no means of assistance.
- santoshalper 6y agoFrom the outside, it really looks like it's more about you than it is about helping anyone else.
- remote_phone 6y agoBut the end recipients are getting the money, so who cares?
- randomsearch 6y agoBecause the charity knows how best to spend it, not you (as explained in the essay).
- kjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 6y agoThey don't though, they just think they do. Their goals are largely motivated by current politics.
- jayzalowitz 6y agoI would agree with this. In my youth experience as well, politics in relation to non profits determined if you were housed/fed.
- lazyasciiart 6y agoAre they? Or is it sitting there in an account labelled "children named Tom who live in a town of between 10,000 and 11,000 people and got a C in math in 2003"?
- doktorhladnjak 6y agoAren't you already choosing to donate to a non-profit that is focused on this mission? If they're mission-focused, they presumably know how to best spend their money to support that mission.
- kjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 6y agoNo, because there are literally no organizations that would have helped children like me. Not a single one.
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- codecutter 6y agoSorry if I sound harsh, but I wonder if such a donation will be purely to satisfy one's ego. We give donation because we believe in the cause and feel good by donating. When I give donation, I give it unrestricted and sometimes even if it is not tax deductible.