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Sight Savers. How much money actually goes to save sight?

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 19:16

Had an exhibition of kids work at school today. All kids drew pictures, they were framed and then we were charged £10 for our chiuldren work.

Not sure how I feel about it. I have masses of painitngs by my kids, I don't need anymore. However nice way to send money to Kenya if the majority of it goes...

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 19:42

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 20:03

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 20:19

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 20:46

ffs someone?

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NotActuallyAMum · 15/03/2006 20:56

Can't actually answer your question directly but I used to work for a company who produces and handles mail order purchases for several UK charities and I was always amazed at how some - not all - of the charity headquarters wasted money

dkdad · 15/03/2006 21:19

You can see how Sightsavers spend your money \link{http://www.sightsavers.org/Who%20We%20Are/Annual%20Review/World1406.html\here}.

They're pretty good in my opinion as are most NGOs in my (professional) experience.

Some people seem to think that staff of NGOs do it for love and should work in poor conditions and receive poor pay. Although you'll never get rich working for an NGO, getting results is the same as any organisation - you need good people, good systems, good management etc. And that costs money if the organisation is going to be a long-term proposition which is really the only way that they can make a difference.

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 21:33

yes but how much f my £10 that I paid for ds picture goes to charity?

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dkdad · 15/03/2006 21:39

All of it.

Broken down as about two-thirds directly on eye care, 10% on management and admin and the rest goes on getting the next person to give them £10 through publicity etc. Not much point on spending the lot today and not advertising the fact so that you have no money to spend tomorrow.

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 21:40

where did you read this?

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dkdad · 15/03/2006 21:44

\link{http://www.sightsavers.org/Who%20We%20Are/Annual%20Review/World1409.html\here}

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beetroot · 15/03/2006 21:54

so, even afterframing the prints they are using nearly £8 to help peopel with sight problems?

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dkdad · 15/03/2006 22:24

Probably not.

Some fund raising activities are going to be more efficient than others so the financial results in their annual report are the overall picture.

I wouldn't be suprised if part of the reason they do the painting thing is to increase awareness of who they are (seems to be working, eh?).

I'm also surprised that they charged you £10 - seems like a lot and would cause less resistance if they just asked for whatever you wanted to give.

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beetroot · 16/03/2006 09:26

Yes, i see, so I wonder now how much of my £10 is going to help the poeple concerned.

But as you say raising awareness is a necessity.

Hmm, so do i buy 3 pictures that my kids did or do I sned £30 stragiht to sight savers?

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joelalie · 16/03/2006 10:03

I give to SightSavers every month by DD - it seems to be a worthwhile cause and as far as I know it's never been accused of corruption and waste. If the framing cost £2 of the £10 then obviously they'd get more from a direct donation of £10 but that depends on how much you want to upset your kids Wink. Personally i hate this kind of blackmailed 'giving' - once a year we are 'invited' by the school to view an art show of our childrens masterpieces that have been framed and put on show. £5 a pop is quite a lot I think and the frames are very cheap. But the really annoying thing is that the teachers remind the children that it's happening just before they leave the classroom so they are ready primed to ask you to buy 'their picture'. Grrrrrr.....

If you knew that this was a one-off I think it would be OK but £30 is a lot of money every year for picures that you generally have more than enough of anyway.

Kate

DebbieDebbie · 27/05/2018 17:22

I am just signing up £2.00 a month as requested by the ad on TV.
I also sponsor blind/deaf children in the UK.
I do it simply because I am very lucky that I have 4 children who can see speak and hear.
I know that collectively the money goes for the cause administration staff and advertising. So rather than being a one off charity they can keep growing.
I'm now texting SIGHT1 to 70007 to sightsavers. Thanks to all regarding information

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