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Poll: Do you save a percentage of your translation income to support a charity organization? Autor de la hebra: ProZ.com Staff
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| No and I don't plan to do so! | Jan 4, 2016 |
I have been working pro bono for years helping some organizations (TWB, UNV, Humana, Malaria Consortium…) with their translation needs, but I don’t save a percentage of my income for that effect.
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| Yes - I think | Jan 4, 2016 |
If I understand the question correctly, my answer is 'yes'. I donate a percentage of my income to charities every year - not one, but several. These donations are tax-deductible. I have done this since I first started working. I can't imagine not doing it.
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Michael Harris 
Alemania
Local time: 02:58
Miembro 2006
alemán al inglés
I used to support UNICEF here in Germany, but since the scandal with them not disclosing their financial practices a few years ago and them loosing their status as a charity, I stopped oing that. I actively help my community which also includes helping immigrants.
But seriously, you can donate all of your money but if the problems are not solved in the countries where these people live, you are not really helping anybody?
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tilak raj
India
Local time: 06:28
Miembro 2012
inglés al panyabí
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I only contribute with translation work for TWB each year. In case of charity for help the needy people, yes I do.
[Edited at 2016-01-04 09:51 GMT]
[Edited at 2016-01-04 09:52 GMT]
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I donate exclusively from my modelling income.
Unless the kids count.
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Ventnai
España
Local time: 02:58
alemán al inglés
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| Yes, I donate | Jan 4, 2016 |
Michael Harris wrote:
But seriously, you can donate all of your money but if the problems are not solved in the countries where these people live, you are not really helping anybody?
This is not the case for all countries or all situations. I try to donate to projects which help people to become self-sufficient, gain clean water supply or obtain renewable energy. That way you are helping them to solve their problems on a local level.
I donate when I can or when there is a natural disaster. One of my bank accounts donates half the interest on savings to sustainable projects.
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DZiW (X)
Ucrania
inglés al ruso
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Except my people and relatives, I can't remember even a single living creature who could give me something worthy for nothing. That's why I also never give anything for nothing, unless for somebody I consider worthy.
Occasionally I can do free translations and if I think that a person really needs my help, then I could support him directly, not via 'charity organizations.'
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Michael Harris
Alemania
Local time: 02:58
Miembro 2006
alemán al inglés
Ian Jones wrote: Michael Harris wrote:
But seriously, you can donate all of your money but if the problems are not solved in the countries where these people live, you are not really helping anybody? This is not the case for all countries or all situations. I try to donate to projects which help people to become self-sufficient, gain clean water supply or obtain renewable energy. That way you are helping them to solve their problems on a local level. I donate when I can or when there is a natural disaster. One of my bank accounts donates half the interest on savings to sustainable projects.
Sounds good, but I always have a problem with transparency / trust that the right people are getting the help. And that is something that connot be checked.
IfI had enough money then I would go over and help those in need as long as I am not in danger, but otherwise...
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| direct support instead of charity | Jan 4, 2016 |
These days, it seems a charity organization emerges for every little thing. In the Netherlands alone there are over 130 charity organizations, and that does not include the temporary charity funds that are established for major events (i.e. natural disasters).
So instead of donating money to charity, I support family/friends/neighbours as much as I can. This may mean offering them a shoulder to cry on, helping them repair something, or providing some financial support.
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Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 20:58
inglés al español
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| Many ways to skin a cat | Jan 4, 2016 |
I used to be LDS (Mormon). As such, I would give 10% of my income to the church to support its missions. I stopped doing that after I left that church.
Here in America, charitable donations (including church tithes) are tax deductible, which I think create a conflict of interests. How? The more you donate, the less taxes you pay. How is that for altruistic?
I currently support one or two organizations: the American Humanist Association and my local Classical FM station.... See more I used to be LDS (Mormon). As such, I would give 10% of my income to the church to support its missions. I stopped doing that after I left that church.
Here in America, charitable donations (including church tithes) are tax deductible, which I think create a conflict of interests. How? The more you donate, the less taxes you pay. How is that for altruistic?
I currently support one or two organizations: the American Humanist Association and my local Classical FM station. Those are two of the causes I support.
American charity organizations may go after worthy causes, but their marketing is in the hands of someone else: people with a vested interest in making money by finding more supporters. I hate their methods and their manipulative ways. ▲ Collapse
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ikeda45
Local time: 09:58
Miembro 2007
inglés al japonés
| I donate but am not sure if it is 1% or not | Jan 4, 2016 |
My favorite organizations are World Vision, JOMAS (Japan Overseas Missionary Activity Sponsorship), Retired Horse Association, and PETA. JOMAS considers the world full of thieves and they always hand over their money directly to the nuns/fathers who request donations in needy countries and also check if the money is properly used by visiting their sites.
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| Yes, local organizations | Jan 4, 2016 |
Michael Harris wrote:
... but if the problems are not solved in the countries where these people live, you are not really helping anybody?
There are enough small Local charity organizations here in the UK that need help too.
I donate a percentage of my income to different local organizations.
One is an organization for termally ill bedridden people, to fulfill their last wish.
So they can see one more time the harbour and the ocean, or visit their childhood neighborhood.
The organization needs the money for the use of the ambulance, the medical equipment, the skilled nurses that accompany them, etc.
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| like my mother | Jan 4, 2016 |
Chris S wrote:
Unless the kids count.
that's what my mother is always saying when someone asks her if she donates to charity
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Sometimes I donate, but it's not a % and commonly not to an organization, but an individual donation to some person I trust.
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