I don’t follow. Do you argue that in some cases volunteering in the kitchen is better than donating? Why? What’s wrong with the model where the kitchen uses your money to hire workers?
Nothing wrong—if you prove the business scalable. (Which might not be true for many charities out there, but that would not make them inefficient; only the donating as contributing.) I admit I have no experience with free kitchens, though.
Yes, I think it might lead to discord, at least. ‘Oh, it’s just a job for them—a cost, not an opportunity—certainly they will try to do as little as possible, and this will reflect poorly on us, and we don’t have rich lawyers!’ ‘Oh, how come they don’t switch to hiring? We used to do so much less, but they don’t even try!’ or something like that.
I don’t follow. Do you argue that in some cases volunteering in the kitchen is better than donating? Why? What’s wrong with the model where the kitchen uses your money to hire workers?
Nothing wrong—if you prove the business scalable. (Which might not be true for many charities out there, but that would not make them inefficient; only the donating as contributing.) I admit I have no experience with free kitchens, though.
Scalable in what sense? Do you foresee some problem with one kitchen using the hiring model and other kitchens using the volunteer model?
Yes, I think it might lead to discord, at least. ‘Oh, it’s just a job for them—a cost, not an opportunity—certainly they will try to do as little as possible, and this will reflect poorly on us, and we don’t have rich lawyers!’ ‘Oh, how come they don’t switch to hiring? We used to do so much less, but they don’t even try!’ or something like that.