Hi, this is Ryo. Today, I listened a story broadcasted in American Public Radio. It was an interview of Holden Karnofsky, co-founder of GiveWell.net. about how we can spend our money to make philanthropic activities work more efficiently.
As the co-founder of GiveWell.net, a non-profit charity organization, Karnofsky discusses that in the recent severe economic crisis in the United States, it is the best timing for people to think about offering donations instead of volunteers. He claims that although people are facing economic crisis and getting less money than they usually had, making donation will provide people their self-confidence that they are doing good and right. He theorefore encourages us to do more research about where we should spend our money, and he recommends us to use it for donation. It is because while donations provide poor people real and actual benefits, when people encourage volunteer activities, it actually works only for recruiting new donors and stimulating people's excitement and sense of involvement.
As I listened this story, I realized that American people are the people who can take care of others even though they have serious problem in economy. If I were in the same situation, I cannot take care of others. I also realized that they are practical rather than idealistic. To solve the problem of poverty, Karnofsky is offering the most actual and practical method. I agree with his approach to the problem of poverty because I also think that donation is real benefit for poor people rather than voluntering.
What do you think about his approach? It is all about stuff versus volunteer. Which approach do you think we should choose to solve the problem of poverty? Or, do you know any alternative approach to this problem?
The story I listended today can be obtain in the following link:
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/12/10/pm_volunteering/
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Hi Ryo,I listened to your comment about how make donation, you have done a good job.yeah, there are lots of people who have a lot of money out there if they would donate money instead of just volunteer in something that would be very helpful.
ReplyDeleteBecause a lot of poor people would like to find some money to start a small business, but they are jobless, they have no mean. is it true that it is not easy to find an organization to give your to for charity because very often you don't know how the money is spent. but,also, they are a lot of good people out there who are trying very hard to help needy people.Me, if I have money to give to charity before I give it I will make sure that my money will go exactly where it is supposed to go. In this case I agree with Karnofsky, some people make the world is so unfair. some people are living in opulence while millions of other people are dying with starvation. some people need to learn how to share with other people. In conclusion, I think if people learn how share the world, and everything equitably; on the other hand, help each other, the world will be a much better place for everyone to live.