Question

Hey! Okay I was having a debate with my friend and was wondering...do yall think it would be okay to offer incentives for charitable acts?

Answer 1

incentives like what

Answer 2

they already do

Answer 3

like a pizza party or extra points on a test

Answer 4

but do you think it is "ethical?"

Answer 5

they are called "tax deductions"

Answer 6

oh stuff like that, well charitable donations are tax deductible, so that's one incentive

Answer 7

plus if you run a company that needs good PR, then donating to charity does the trick sometimes

Answer 8

oh im talking about in school specifically!

Answer 9

so you're asking if it's ethical to have a pizza party in exchange for being charitable in the classroom?

Answer 10

charitable in terms of donating money for underprivleged kids, or supplies in a classroom

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

well you have to pay for the pizza party, so who is going to do that?

Answer 13

if you take it out of the charity trust, then you're using up valuable funds which would better be spent on the actual charity's goals

Answer 14

the school would bay for that

Answer 15

but i dont think it is ethical while some people would beg to differ

Answer 16

ok so if you have a pizza party for each charitable event, then that may condition people to expect a reward every time they donate

so it motivates them now, but you want them to donate based on other motivational factors

Answer 17

likewhat?

Answer 18

well say that you want to set up a charity to help find the cure for cancer

you would want people donating to find the cure (or better treatments), not just solely based on the idea that they'll get rewarded with pizza

Answer 19

yeah i see your point. so it would be ethical depending on the circumstance?

Answer 20

imagine this scenario:


you go up to someone and ask for a donation, and they say no
so you say "you get a pizza in return"
So they change their mind and you honor that agreement and give them a pizza


The second time you ask that same person for a donation (you still need money to find the cure), they will want a pizza or something for a reward. You could keep this up indefinitely, but eventually you'll run out of money paying for pizza and not actually finding a cure.

Answer 21

i see..thank you so much for your input :)

Answer 22

yw

Answer 23

:)