Charity shop

I walk into the old thrift shop on the corner which smells like a nursing home. I'm not sure why it smells like it. I'm not sure why it always smells that way, it could be the clerk who is around late 70s or early 80s. I walk around just browsing the aisles, just looking for something. “What are you doing?” The clerk asks me as I see a pair of jeans. “Looking ma'am.” I make my way to a jewelry case and I see a silver ring, which looks rather nice. “Can I see this ring?” I ask the clerk. She walks over to me slowly. I sigh in annoyance for how slow she is moving. “Which one.” she asks me. “The silver one.” I say pointing to it. She grabs it with a cloth and gives it to me. As soon as the ring hits the skin of my hand, it starts burning a circle into the palm of my hand. I jump from the pain and I drop the ring. It hits the ground with a loud ting, it spins around and a ball of fire swallows the ring. The fire dies and the ring is gone, I look up at where the clerk was standing. “What the?!” I look around and see…

People may make judgements or assumptions about who you are based upon where you live, the car you drive, the clothes you wear, the music you listen to, etc. I’ve been thinking about who I am, my value system and personality. I am an only child who was raised in a single parent household. My mother taught me early on how to be thrifty and that you have to work for what you want; this is where my value system began. I am a wife, mother, work full-time and college student. All my life family has…

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was the person who many of the employees would take their internal gripes to. Judy decided to hire an external consulting company to evaluate the issues within the company. Judy allowed the employees to be interviewed and observed. (Anderson, 2012, p. 282) When she got back their final evaluation she really liked the conclusion that the consulting company came up with. The employees at Helping Hands ran the operation like a family orientated type of business. There was a lot of trust and mutual…

Since the collapse of the Soviet Block, NGOs have become the western philanthropist’s favorite methods of charity (Edwards). This focus on organizations that were not tied to governments was due to a perceived ineptitude of legitimate regimes to provide necessary social welfare, be it domestically or abroad, leading many to think that these organizations could create a higher quality of service at a lower, and more privately subsidized cost (Zaidi). The more prominent NGOs have become over the…

does. This helps the brand image of United Way Worldwide because each community will get help or at least see the benefits of their United Way which is tied to the national. Local agencies contribute to the brand image of the national. Brian Gallagher, has he brought more transparency to the organization. Since taking the helm of United Way Brian Gallagher has received very positive PR. He was also very vocal with wanting transparency in the company. Many news articles talk about Gallagher’s…

Charity does exist, but not in the sense which Feinberg speaks of it. Feinberg speaks about “duties of charity,” but this is where Feinberg errs. While there certainly is such a thing as charity there is no such thing as a duty to be charitable. Inserting a legal duty into the equation nullifies any charitable action. For instance, if the government taxes me to take care of the poor this is not charitable. The government taxing me and later distributing my coerced contribution in a noble way is…

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are more than 1.5 million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States. These charities rely on the time, talent, and financial support of volunteers to achieve their goals. For many volunteers, the satisfaction of helping others is often enough reward for their efforts. However, for many people, an incentive is a major motivation to become involved within or donate to the charity or charitable event. Is this…

Standing Out In a World of Fraudulent Non-profits Before donating to a charity, one should always look at where the money goes. The unavoidable conversation with the volunteer worker just ahead on the trail to donate to their cause might just be a far less innocent act than perceived. In modern society, many charitable organizations have adopted overly-capitalistic practices with regard to their income. As the former executive director of Oxfam, Nicholas Stockton describes the hiring practices…

\ Charity benefits the giver more than the receiver. This saying is demonstrated in nearly every charitable act ever performed. Moreover, people all over the world perform acts of kindness for the self-fulfillment received by helping others. Charitable acts are selfless acts, but at the root, they are truly selfish. Firstly, I have participated in charity events, and truthfully I admit I partially did it for the feeling you receive when you help someone else. This feeling not only makes me…