As mentioned, Oasis is supposed to be a good one. For years I would take my good quality clothing to Covenant House.
It's a shame about Goodwill stores - they were one of the good ones and I hope they turn things around.
Goodwill - All 16 locations closed
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As mentioned, Oasis is supposed to be a good one. For years I would take my good quality clothing to Covenant House.
It's a shame about Goodwill stores - they were one of the good ones and I hope they turn things around.
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OK, just saw this outrageous statement:
"The organization receives an annual subsidy from the federal and provincial governments totaling $4 million. "
If Goodwill gets $4 millions every year from the governments, how in hell can they have a "cash flow" issue? Where is the money going to???
Source: CBC http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/goodwill-gta-lockout-1.3407732
"The organization receives an annual subsidy from the federal and provincial governments totaling $4 million. "
If Goodwill gets $4 millions every year from the governments, how in hell can they have a "cash flow" issue? Where is the money going to???
Source: CBC http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/goodwill-gta-lockout-1.3407732
Goodwill's workers were probably unionised in Canada due to this http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-hrabe/the-worst-corporation-in-_b_1876905.html
I bet a big company like that with hundreds of locations and thousands of employees could get a great CEO for $50k a year and they would be incredibly successful. They could probably even get some even better talent to do it fot free!
$50K is obviously on the low end even for Woodstock but some charities are pure profit centres and pay CEOs as such, which is bs. If your primary product is given to you you're not operating in normal CEO mode.
good point
4 million is pocket lint as far as government corporate handouts go. Still, anybody have idea what that subsidy is for, specifically? Wage subsidy for workers with disabilities maybe?
We used to give stuff to value village but they've gotten greedy with their pricing. dollar store items with the price tag still on marked up 3x the original price. Items for more than what they're worth at the store that sells them, some with tags still attached. Some beat up items missing stuff for an impressive (high) price too. They are a for profit company that donates pennies pound to charity for donated items.
There are still decent thrift stores out there, you just have to do your due diligence on where the $ goes.
There are still decent thrift stores out there, you just have to do your due diligence on where the $ goes.
Bibles for Missions is another good thrift store.
It's my understanding the employees at the stores are volunteers. I could be wrong and I don't know if the executive management donate their time or not?
In any event, I kinda of started to scratch my head at the Goodwill when they opened a multi million dollar facility in London a few years ago.
I also donate some clothes to the diabetes foundation when they call looking for stuff.
It's my understanding the employees at the stores are volunteers. I could be wrong and I don't know if the executive management donate their time or not?
In any event, I kinda of started to scratch my head at the Goodwill when they opened a multi million dollar facility in London a few years ago.
I also donate some clothes to the diabetes foundation when they call looking for stuff.
How much did they spend on their last, or current CEO? How's that working for them?
Show me those CEO's donation receipts.
How much does the Salvation Army's CEO make a year?
So... I can give something to one of these charities... and a percentage, small in a lot of cases, may make it to those in need. Or.... I can spend a few minutes looking around, find someone in need... and give the entire donation directly to them.
Bibles for missions is usually reasonably priced, employees appear to be paid, board members are not http://www.bfmthriftstores.ca/employment/
I'm not vouching for goodwill or any other charity. I'm just saying you have to pay an executive what they are worth or else you don't get anyone good.
Just drives me nuts when people scream about charity XYZ's CEO making six figures or whatever. Why wouldn't they? Why would they work there for less? It's their job and if they can go down the street to company ABC and make that much, they will. That's clearly the going rate.
Is CEO pay crazy? **** Yeah, but it's the way it is right now
It all depends on the responsibility. Seeing all the board of directors except the CEO for central ontario goodwill quit that says something extreme. It also seems like executives circle from company to company regardless of ability. Time to start hiring outside the "talent" pool.
Agree 100%. Until CEO salaries in general get smaller, charity CEO pay won't either
Round II
It drives me nuts that these CEO contracts are negotiated. Charities are, or should be, a different type of "business". The rough and tumble world of free stuff. Buying low and selling high. Toke?
Some CEO's maybe worth the coin, not this one though. She has no idea what's going on, she could probably bankrupt the maple leafs given her past track record lol.
Who were the clowns that hired her in the first place?
No actual data, but that would be my guess. They do employ a large number of people with disabilities. In the past there have also been other subsidy programmes, to get able bodied people back to work. For example there was a programme, in tech, that covered something like 50% of the first 3 months wages for people who were out of work in tech industries. I qualified for it, the last time I was out of work. (OK, that was 18 years ago, but that sort of programme comes and goes.)
Exactly. Almost makes you wonder if these jobs are sold on kickbacks. How many outrages public sector CEO pays, golden parachutes and pensions are negotiated by somebody who's not paying the freight but on behalf of the payer? 100% And then the charity CEO wants parity?
This.
So much this.
Also people have to let me know when they are using the sarcasm font. As usual, I missed it in your previous post.
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