Brian-Gaff posted
I'm sure you know this, but many charities try to steer clear of these
pitfalls. I am a trustee of a local charity for the blind. We are in a loose
affiliation with the Greater London Fund for the blind, but when we collect,
on their behalf all the money goes to the local organisation. We do have
some part time paid workers, but much of what we do is using volunteers.
The problem we see looming is the way the councils are just farming out
what used to be paid jobs to organisations such as ourselves, in order to
save money. This should not be the way things are done. We are turning the
clock back.

It depends on what your charity actually does. Just because a charity
does certain things to help a disadvantaged group, doesn't necessarily
mean it should be fully funded out of taxation.

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Les