Am I being unfair?

Posted by: Goulah

15th May 2009 11:47pm

With most charity collectors getting paid a hefty "wage", where is the money really going? Which charities actually give all the money to the people they are collecting for?

Laughaminute

17th May 2011 05:37am

Collectors are volunteers and as such are not paid. The people behind the scenes are paid a regular wage as that is their job. They don't just work on the collection of funds but work to have leaflets and brochures printed for distribution to the public to help further the cause of that particular charity. This is something I am now familiar with as I am on the board of a charity for which I am also a patient. Until I was appointed to the board, I had no idea of the workings of these charities. Not only do we raise monies for use by our charity, we have a library of equipment to be used by our patient members. We are alway in need of donations of monies so that we are able to help our patient members. We need these pamphlets and brochures to pass out to the public and to members families to be able to educate people. These things all take money - thus we have collections.

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