Herman by Jim Unger for November 08, 2021

There’s some can-handling going on here

When volunteering is multitasking.

Can it.

Charity begins at home.

I’ll put a quarter in one of those green cans.

I already gave.

Charity? Introduce me to her and we’ll see.

I can not because I can not find a can for my charity.

What ever happened to collecting for UNICEF on Halloween?

United Way – I tell my employer that if they want to count my head for the purposes of percentages, I’ll give $1 per paycheck.

Otherwise I would rather not filter my money through a red-tape mill.

I don’t know how much money is siphoned off by United Way, but for some charities, it’s “trickle down.” The money is used to provide huge salaries for the people running the charities and almost nothing makes it to the people the charity is intended to serve.

So do your homework and give directly to the charities you choose to support.

I am not knocking United Way, but even if they take as little as 10% in administrative costs, that’s still 10% that doesn’t make it downstream.

Nowadays they just arrive in the mail with a bunch of address labels. And a photo essay of all the work they do for whatever their cause. This year make sure to donate to the groups you support.

I donated a substantial amount for Hurricane Katrina! Only to find out the funds were mis-appropriated. =~{

When execs at WWF make 6 figures salaries, I’ll skip on the donations

He gave at the office…

Which will get rolled into one charity.