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Manpower is a priceless commodity for a lot of charities. I know plenty of people who run charities who would pass on a $100 donation in exchange for two hours
by jsmcallister 14y ago
Manpower is a priceless commodity for a lot of charities. I know plenty of people who run charities who would pass on a $100 donation in exchange for two hours of idle hands.
- drewsears 14y agoIf that's what they want, then let them use the money to hire an Exec. If not, don't force it on them. This just limits the charities options, and only benefits exec.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoIs it possible that after various administrative costs, they don't end up getting $100 worth of labor out of someone, vs. $100 worth of labor by hiring Exec?
- rprasad 14y agoExec also takes administrative costs out of that $100. Either way, the charity will have to train the person. But the person the charities hires is likely to come back, so that time is not wasted. The Exec worker may never come back, rendering all of the time spent training them wasted.
- rprasad 14y agoI know plenty of charities who would prefer the money. Manpower is freely available for most charities at least down here in SoCal (maybe people have less time to do good works up in the Bay Area?). Money, however, is the primary factor limiting their capacity to perform their charitable activities. Let's put it this way: with $100 but no volunteers, you can still acquire supplies, services, or manpower. With 10 volunteers but no money, you can twiddle your thumbs.
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