Charity Overview
What were the two charities talked about?
Learning Home Volunteers and There With Care.
What is a simple definition of the secondary sector and how does one of the charities mentioned fit it?
Secondary Sector: Makes a product using primary sector materials.
There With Care: Makes care packages.
Learning Home Volunteers: Make hands-on learning supplies.
How does the operations function relate to charities?
They are responsible for running the actual volunteering and handling of products and donations. They are responsible for making sure the products reach the people they help and make sure the quality is good.
How do There With Care or Learning Home Volunteers show ethics?
There With Care: They help people in need and put the people before profit. They also provide love and support to terminal care kids and their families, who are going through a lot.
Learning Home Volunteers: They help people in need and put the people before profit. They also give opportunities to kids whose families can't afford preschool to make sure kids do not fall behind when they go to kindergarten.
What benefit comes from the work of the charity and its volunteers?
It helps to enable individuals who would otherwise lack crucial goods and services.
Are most charities for-profit or non-profit?
They are most non-profit, but in some cases can be for-profit.
What is a simple definition of the tertiary sector and how does one of the charities mentioned fit it?
Tertiary Sector: Provides an intangible service.
There With Care: Provides cleaning services for the homes of families, transportation to treatments or hospitals, and brings them care packages.
Learning Home Volunteers: Provides educational services.
How does the marketing function relate to charities?
They have to make the websites intriguing for potential volunteers, donors, and clients. Have to convince people to help even though they aren't paid in return for it. They also have to promote the causes and raise awareness for them.
How do There With Care or Learning Home Volunteers show creativity?
There With Care: They made their service a non-profit to increase the amount of potential contributors. They also found efficient ways to utilize local volunteers to help across a larger area.
Learning Home Volunteers: Find affordable and creative activities for kids to learn important preschool skills.
What benefit comes from supporting these organizations and their initiatives?
It leads to positive social and even political change.
What type of activities does a charity engage in?
A charity engages in "public benefit" activities such as alleviating poverty or promoting culture.
What is a simple definition of the quaternary sector and how does Learning Home Volunteers fit it?
Quaternary Sector: Provides a knowledge-based activity.
Learning Home Volunteers: Use data and online research to create preschool-level programs for their clients.
How does HR relate to charities?
They manage the volunteers and employees of the charity. They are responsible for providing the knowledge and training needed for all the people working at the charity. They are also responsible for managing any new customers of the charity.
How do There With Care or Learning Home Volunteers show sustainability?
There With Care: They use recyclable and reusable paper bags for their care packages. Transportation is optimized based on location, leading to less carbon emissions.
Learning Home Volunteers: They repurpose and reuse a lot of their materials. In addition, since it's local, they also reduce carbon emissions from transportation.
What is one of the major self-inflicted issues holding back charities?
Most charities lack confidence in their ability to meet demands for their services.
What are some of the factors that affect the legal structure of the charity?
Size of the charity, amount of volunteers, and governing documents.
How do charities indirectly contribute to the primary sector?
Some charities can support farmers, communities in mining regions, and other primary sector businesses. They can support them by buying the raw materials that are extracted to use or can work together with primary sector businesses to achieve a goal.
How does the finance function relate to charities?
They handle donations made by people and patrons. Some charities also use consultants or independent contractors for funding. They also determine the budget for purchasing supplies.
How do There With Care or Learning Home Volunteers show change?
There With Care: They form a personal connection with the kids, rather than just donating and that's it. They also have themed weeks for what they donate which makes it more fun for the kids.
Learning Home Volunteers: They need to update their curriculum to match schools constantly. They also are constantly making changes to each activity to make it more efficient as they are helping many families.
What issues do charities face when it comes to social and political aspects?
They may have to deal with changes in governmental policy, donor priorities, public opinion, media attention, or even rivalry from other groups.