charities
Posted by: Mick
13th Jun 2011 11:56am
Most Charities are funded mainly by the Government, but love to take all the credit, let all charities give credit where that happens
mizkrissi
- 18th Oct 2012 08:36am
I am going to speak from my knowledge and position as an RN and as someone that runs fundraisers. I put 100% of the money I raise when I run an event to the charity. My friends and myself put our own money in to fund any items needed to supply the fundraiser so that all the proceeds go in as donations and NOTHING gets spent on admin or running costs. I have no idea how much that has cost me in the last few years and I don't want to know because I am doing this for charity particularly kids charities
The majority of funding for equipment in the wards for places such as North Shore Kids Ward (via Humpty Dumpty), Westmead Kids & The Children's Hospital, Randwick comes from fundraising - direct donations to the hospitals, bequests, and flow on from major organisations charity fundraising days such as Jeans for Genes, Loud Shirt, Red Nose, etc
Without these vital pieces of the latest equipment for the kids their clinical outcomes are not as good. That's why I do this to make sure someone who rocks in to the ED or the ward with their child I might never meet or never even know about will still have their child when they get discharged because I could not live with knowing I could have done something to help avoid a family lose a child; make it that a child recovered better or had something detected earlier so they could be treated less intrusively and have a better life by running a charity fundraiser and donating the money
The charities I have chosen to support, after researching them and their methods, I feel are doing the most effective work across the whole of life and for the community. I encourage others to do their research before choosing charities if they are going to give substantial support to an organisation, as opposed to a gold coin here or there when a tin rattles round
Then again I always empty my change purse when I see the Salvos, buy a Big Issue and give them at least a $20 if I have it so they can get lunch and do online donations to Anglicare each year as well because I feel that while I have money and a job I should share the love with those not so lucky atm because next month or next year I might not be so fortunate and need help
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