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  • LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
  • LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
  • LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    What is your answer to the problem Len? 
  • LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    what would you consider an acceptable wage for running these charities that sometimes have hundreds of millions donated each year ?
  • LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    What is your answer to the problem Len? 
    Idealistic and unrealistic but if the CEO is responsible for closures (as in the case of the donkeys) then he / she should also suffer a financial penalty rather than soak up bonuses and 5 or even 6, in some cases, figure salaries.
  • MrOneLung said:
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    what would you consider an acceptable wage for running these charities that sometimes have hundreds of millions donated each year ?
    £100 K tops given the rationale of the organisation.
  • edited May 2024
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    What is your answer to the problem Len? 
    Idealistic and unrealistic but if the CEO is responsible for closures (as in the case of the donkeys) then he / she should also suffer a financial penalty rather than soak up bonuses and 5 or even 6, in some cases, figure salaries.
    I can't find anything that says the Donkey sanctuary CEO got a bonus? 

    We'll have to agree to disagree, if, given the very good and sensible posts written by Canters and ME14 they are not swaying you into a more rational stance.      
  • edited May 2024
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    What is your answer to the problem Len? 
    Idealistic and unrealistic but if the CEO is responsible for closures (as in the case of the donkeys) then he / she should also suffer a financial penalty rather than soak up bonuses and 5 or even 6, in some cases, figure salaries.
    I can't find anything that says the Donkey sanctuary CEO got a bonus? 

    We'll have to agree to disagree, if, given the very good and sensible posts written by Canters and ME14 they are not swaying you into a more rational stance.      
    I'm making a general point but feel that if CEOs destroy some or all of their charity then they too should incur a financial penalty and the Donkey Sanctuary has closed depots.
  • LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    LenGlover said:
    My preference is to support small, local charities run in the main by volunteers as the donations are more likely to go directly towards the cause you are supporting in my experience.

    The behemoth charities, in the main, are too concerned with creaming off 'admin costs' to cover executive salaries as they see themselves as competing in the charity sector rather than supplying a needed service.
    I've worked in the charity sector for the last 17 years and fundraising is hard. Money doesn't come into a charity without a lot of hard work and it needs paid staff to do that work. Volunteers are brilliant, but most charities cannot rely on volunteers alone.
    No issue with paid staff in the charity sector but every issue with obscene executive salaries.
    What is your answer to the problem Len? 
    Idealistic and unrealistic but if the CEO is responsible for closures (as in the case of the donkeys) then he / she should also suffer a financial penalty rather than soak up bonuses and 5 or even 6, in some cases, figure salaries.
    I can't find anything that says the Donkey sanctuary CEO got a bonus? 

    We'll have to agree to disagree, if, given the very good and sensible posts written by Canters and ME14 they are not swaying you into a more rational stance.      
    I'm making a general point but feel that if CEOs destroy some or all of their charity then they too should incur a financial penalty and the Donkey Sanctuary has closed depots.
    I guess they take their lead from CEOs of other companies, where they actually do get rewarded bonuses for losing money and closing branches...   
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  • I regularly speak with someone who runs along (as a volunteer) with others a charity that cares for German Shepherds, she tells me on many occasions high profile charities contact her to re home dogs without any of their financial assistance to do so. 
    They’ll just phone and say theres a dog at so and so address needs collection and it’s left to volunteers to relay the dog up or down the country at their own expense.
    Meanwhile the cost of one tv advert asking for £3 would double the groups income via donations for one year. 
  • Walking into a pub. Proper sports type place. Screens everywhere.
     Music blaring with Celtic folk songs. The place is miserable at the best of times. to hear bag pipes with a lone woman voice singing about her lost love in the war between them (the Scots) and us hundreds of years ago. Fuck me I'm just wanting a quick quiet drink before my bus bothers to show up. 
  • Another pronunciation change:
    Skoda is now Schkoda. (Radio advert)
  • Raisin's inability to pay withdrawn funds into my account in less than three days when other providers can do it almost instantly. Account now closed.
  • Another pronunciation change:
    Skoda is now Schkoda. (Radio advert)
    Whenever I see or hear it, all I can picture is Schteve McLaren.
  • Losing my Debit card at the Baseball last night. Last time I lost it was at Twickenham (returned). Not so sure I'll get it back this time. It's frozen so no worries on thats score luckily. 
  • Another pronunciation change:
    Skoda is now Schkoda. (Radio advert)
    Not just the change, but the way they act like there hasn’t been a change and that’s how they’ve always said it. Also see Hyundai. 
  • Barbers not taking Card Payments whilst Banks leave the High Street

    Was a bloody game trying to find a Cash Machine  in Strood today, especially when the Machines aren't working at Supermarkets
    But you have supported the burgeoning money laundering economy. 😆😉
  • edited May 2024
    JaShea99 said:
    Another pronunciation change:
    Skoda is now Schkoda. (Radio advert)
    Not just the change, but the way they act like there hasn’t been a change and that’s how they’ve always said it. Also see Hyundai. 
    And it's your bloody fault its been said wrong all these years. I used to have to flog Hoondi's years ago and none of their reps/ management ever said anything other than Hyundai. And Skoda used to be pronounced Schkip or Sched.
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  • Barbers not taking Card Payments whilst Banks leave the High Street

    Was a bloody game trying to find a Cash Machine  in Strood today, especially when the Machines aren't working at Supermarkets
    Cash Machines in Strood are an endangered species! Which Barbers, there are about 10 in the 5 minutes it takes to walk the length of the high street! 
  • Hitting my hybrid golf club nicely on the driving range but topping every one as soon as I get on the course.
    It's driving me mad.......
  • The quality of screws nowadays. I bought a box of self tappers, they are soft as shite. 
  • The quality of screws nowadays. I bought a box of self tappers, they are soft as shite. 
    All stuff like that is shite now, made in China pure quantity over quality. Screwheads never or if they did break off it was a once in a lifetime event. I reckon its one in ten now 
  • The quality of screws nowadays. I bought a box of self tappers, they are soft as shite. 

  • The quality of screws nowadays. I bought a box of self tappers, they are soft as shite. 

  • Here's a hard screw.

    Porridge 21 Just Desserts 1975
  • iaitch said:
    Here's a hard screw.

    Porridge 21 Just Desserts 1975
    Shouldn't  that be followed by the inevitable Kenneth Williams pic ? 
  • Not annoyed, just disappointed with you guys 
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