[sorry for the wall of text rant below, I know this is just a comic we’re talking about here lol]
At least in Canada I know this is one of the most important annual campaigns for non-profits to bring in operating funds.
And, the Walmarts (for example) that have a manager that are into the fundraising bring in way more than the ones where the manager doesn’t care… Mostly because the cashier asking greatly increases the amount of donations.
I get that the business doesn’t do it out of the goodness of its non-existent, corporate heart - and gets tax breaks or whatever - but it really does help the non-profits.
If I had my own comic strip, I’d do a rebuttal:
Cell 1: person standing at cash, cashier says, “would you like to donate to non-profit organization ABC today?”
Cell 2: person rants: “you know, this is what’s wrong with the world today. Faceless corporations are acting like charities and taking more of our hard-earned money so they can get tax breaks and not actually contribute anything to society. I’ll donate at home and get the tax break myself, thank-you-very-much!” cashier: “uh huh, that’ll be $23.45”
Cell 3: [6 months later] person sitting at a desk: “alright, tax time, just gotta fill out these forms. Donations? Right, donations, donations… Hmm…”
Cell 4: [shows tax form with a prominent field of “Donations” and a big “$0”]
Completely agree, charity is a symptom of something wrong in a society. If something needs support and is worthwhile (and you assume charities are for worthwhile causes), why as a society is it not being done?
If you look at a lot of charities throughout history, it’s almost like they’re really there for the powerful to play with their pets …
The comic was about the charity/corporation/individual interaction and I’m just talking about the fact that given the situation they’re in, charities rely on donations in this form.
That’s a ridiculous strawman to build, not donating via a corporation to a corporation (which the big non profits that these campaigns tend to raise funds for operate like) absolutely doesn’t equal not donating anywhere else, if anything, people who are that aware of what a scam corporate charity is are significantly more likely to be donating and volunteering locally and directly, You’re also leaving out that these corporations aren’t just faceless and heartless, but are active contributors to maintaining the status quo and the systems that create the conditions where these charities are needed in the first place. Making any excuse for them being a middleman - for their benefit because if it wasn’t they wouldn’t do it, is completely missing the big picture.
[sorry for the wall of text rant below, I know this is just a comic we’re talking about here lol]
At least in Canada I know this is one of the most important annual campaigns for non-profits to bring in operating funds.
And, the Walmarts (for example) that have a manager that are into the fundraising bring in way more than the ones where the manager doesn’t care… Mostly because the cashier asking greatly increases the amount of donations.
I get that the business doesn’t do it out of the goodness of its non-existent, corporate heart - and gets tax breaks or whatever - but it really does help the non-profits.
If I had my own comic strip, I’d do a rebuttal:
Cell 1: person standing at cash, cashier says, “would you like to donate to non-profit organization ABC today?”
Cell 2: person rants: “you know, this is what’s wrong with the world today. Faceless corporations are acting like charities and taking more of our hard-earned money so they can get tax breaks and not actually contribute anything to society. I’ll donate at home and get the tax break myself, thank-you-very-much!” cashier: “uh huh, that’ll be $23.45”
Cell 3: [6 months later] person sitting at a desk: “alright, tax time, just gotta fill out these forms. Donations? Right, donations, donations… Hmm…”
Cell 4: [shows tax form with a prominent field of “Donations” and a big “$0”]
The real problem is needing these donations at all. These kind of things should be government funded for at least 90% if shit worked correct.
Completely agree, charity is a symptom of something wrong in a society. If something needs support and is worthwhile (and you assume charities are for worthwhile causes), why as a society is it not being done?
If you look at a lot of charities throughout history, it’s almost like they’re really there for the powerful to play with their pets …
That’s fair, I’m certainly not addressing that.
The comic was about the charity/corporation/individual interaction and I’m just talking about the fact that given the situation they’re in, charities rely on donations in this form.
That’s a ridiculous strawman to build, not donating via a corporation to a corporation (which the big non profits that these campaigns tend to raise funds for operate like) absolutely doesn’t equal not donating anywhere else, if anything, people who are that aware of what a scam corporate charity is are significantly more likely to be donating and volunteering locally and directly, You’re also leaving out that these corporations aren’t just faceless and heartless, but are active contributors to maintaining the status quo and the systems that create the conditions where these charities are needed in the first place. Making any excuse for them being a middleman - for their benefit because if it wasn’t they wouldn’t do it, is completely missing the big picture.
You didn’t address the fact that this is still one of the top ways non profits bring in funds.