Charity - best done publicly or privately?

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nishabee

@nishabee

Beginner

Posted: 13 years ago

Here's an age-old question:
Should charitable deeds be done privately, without making a hue and cry about the matter, or should they be done publicly?

Those who say it should be done privately say that it is self-promotion to do it openly. There are those celebs who call media to their house and announce that they are doing charity. 😛
On the other side, people say that if you do it publicly it is for a good cause and it will give more cache for that cause and might encourage others to also support the cause.

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Forever-KA

@Forever-KA

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Posted: 13 years ago

I dont think it matters much to the one getting the charity.

The better option is to do it privately. However if the aim is to collect more money then you have to disclose it to show to others that okay I am giving it as well so you do that too.

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return_to_hades

@return_to_hades

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Posted: 13 years ago

I believe charity should be done humbly with sincerity. However, you do have to talk about it to encourage others to do something as well. It just depends how you go about it. If I do something charitable, it doesn't make sense for me to act like a celebrity and make a huge deal. But I can share with friends and relatives how rewarding it was and urge them to do something similar. But celebrities need to make a big deal out of things I feel. People look up to them and follow what they do. That is why they need to be a bit more vocal and attention seeking. That way they get more people doing charitable things.

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McNinja

@McNinja

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Posted: 13 years ago

Private or publicly, doesn't matter as long as it's done with the right intentions.

Celebrities have the ability to raise more awareness and can also be useful to raise relief money when needed. It may be more publicity for them, it may not be...we can't judge that but either way someone will benefit from it. All's well that ends well, perhaps.

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Kankshita

@thegameison

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Posted: 13 years ago

A person who has the humility to give away what they have to a person whose in greater need is truly charitable. It is the good will that matters. If the person's intention is to truly help someone in need it does not matter whether it's done publicly or privately.

But personally, all my charity I would do in private. As long as what I do helps people it does not matter who knows about it and who doesn't.

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BirdieNumNum

@CuckooCutter7

Dazzler

Posted: 13 years ago

depends what you're doing it for.

if you want spiritual satisfaction, then do it privately.

if you're looking for an image make-over, then do it publicly. Just make sure you have your PR firm clicking good pictures.😆

if you want access to powerful people, then set up a charitable foundation, something that claims to save the world from the latest disaster or famine.😆 Invite the Clinton types. The rest will be history. The pictures you'll get to post on the internet, a fancy web site advertising your charity, will a) make people think you're rich and powerful yourself (b) provide you access to an exclusive club (c) open doors to profitable business opportunities where you can make a lot of money.

so you just need to figure out what you're doing it for. Either way you're doing it for yourself, for your own satisfaction or for your wallet.😊

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Bankim Chandra Chaterjee

@mr.ass

Rocker

Posted: 13 years ago

Originally posted by: BirdieNumNum
depends what you're doing it for.

if you want spiritual satisfaction, then do it privately.

if you're looking for an image make-over, then do it publicly. Just make sure you have your PR firm clicking good pictures.😆

if you want access to powerful people, then set up a charitable foundation, something that claims to save the world from the latest disaster or famine.😆 Invite the Clinton types. The rest will be history. The pictures you'll get to post on the internet, a fancy web site advertising your charity, will a) make people think you're rich and powerful yourself (b) provide you access to an exclusive club (c) open doors to profitable business opportunities where you can make a lot of money.

so you just need to figure out what you're doing it for. Either way you're doing it for yourself, for your own satisfaction or for your wallet.😊

I thought you'd make a comment about doing some girl called charity in private 😆

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BirdieNumNum

@CuckooCutter7

Dazzler

Posted: 13 years ago

Originally posted by: mr.ass

I thought you'd make a comment about doing some girl called charity in private 😆

lol you gotta be an ass to say that in public.😆

good one.😊

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nishabee

@nishabee

Beginner

Posted: 13 years ago

I feel that celebs doing public charity is okay as long as they are consistent about it. Many of them will support girl child's right to life, to education, dowry-free marriage, then they turn around and act in films that promote regressive attitudes or they endorse fairness creams all over the place. Somewhere they should draw a line about consistency and their commitment to ideals. But if they are vocal about an issue all the time and their lifestyle is in accordance with those principles, then dhindora peethna is tolerable. Few of them are in this category sadly.

Still, it's excusable even for the most corrupt of them to donate even if they are doing it only for their PR. At least it is helping out others who need the money. It's like a tax they are paying, just like how Salman Khan donates a lot to charity but has court cases and allegations of domestic abuse against him. 😆

For an ordinary person doing charity, privately doing it is still better I feel. Nothing stops us from being vocal about why we should support a cause and encouraging others to support that cause while still maintaining some dignified silence around how much money we are putting into it. I feel it defeats the purpose of charity to announce it or use it to make ourselves seem better to others. The purpose of charity should be about others and not about drawing more attention to ourselves.

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-Aarya-

@-Aarya-

Dazzler

Posted: 13 years ago

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The thing about philanthropy it self is a public expression of personal value, whether or not you want to go public is a matter of personal choice. For some getting recognition feels good and its matter of self-satisfaction, and it can inspire other to give. The basic rule is more will give because others are doing it. And for other its against their beliefs, personal values so they give anonymously. I feel people who give publicly have an expectation for recognition.

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