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  • This house prefers donation-linked consumerism to conscious consumerism.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, donation linked consumerism refers to the practice of making a small donation after consuming an item made by immoral organizations, people or companies, so that every time their product is consumed, an organization that helps afflicted groups also receives funding (e.g. donating to an anti-domestic violence charity after listening to the music of Chris Brown, who has been convicted of domestic violence; donating to Black Lives Matter after buying clothing from Eddie Bauer, an apparel brand that was called out for being racist towards black customers and accusing them of shoplifting; donating to United Students Against Sweatshops after buying clothing made by Nike, which is known for using sweatshops.) Conscious consumerism refers to the practice of refraining from purchasing items from immoral organizations, people or companies in any way (e.g. not listening to Chris Brown, not buying Eddie Bauer, or not buying Nike)

    FTHN X DNN Open · Open Final · 2020-09-19

  • This house would prefer to donate to charities which provide cash transfers to low-income families to charities which direct spending towards specific causes or projects.

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    Organizations such as GiveDirectly, which transfers money directly from donors to low-income families in East Africa, provide monetary support to underprivileged individuals/families. On the other hand, there are charity organizations that fund specific causes or projects. These charities direct donations to particular activities such as building schools, access to healthcare etc.

    FTHN X DNN Open · Novice Final · 2020-09-19

  • Given a finite amount of disposable income, this house prefers a world where people donate to charities rather than personal crowdfunding campaigns

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    Crowdfunding sources like, GoFundMe, DonorsChoose.org, GiveForward, etc. raise monetary contributions from large number of people for medical expenses, school needs, etc. In 2015 crowdfunding pages raised over $34 billion worldwide.

    Delta Womxn's Open 2020 · 2 · 2020-09-12

  • This house would pool donations for specific charity causes and redistribute them to charities according to evidence-based assessment of the efficacy of these charities within the sector

    BDC Pre-Worlds 2020 · 5 · 2020-09-05

  • That, as a promising university graduate, we should opt to make the largest amount of money possible and donate it to charities instead of directly working in social fields.

    Karachi Debate Open · 1 · 2020-09-05

  • This house prefers a world where altruism is the only acceptable motive in doing good deeds

    Infoslide

    Altruism is the belief or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others

    Argumentum Open 2020 · 2 · 2020-08-29

  • This house believes that campaign against poverty should focus on exposing individual's suffering as oppose to criticizing the elites

    Hasanuddin British Parliamentary 2020 · 1 · 2020-08-09

  • This house as the Catholic church would prioritize impact investing over direct charity to communities

    Infoslide

    Impact investing refers to investments made into companies organizations and funds with the intention to generate a measurable beneficial social or political impact alongside a financial gain.

    Taylor's Debate Open 2020 · Novice Semis · 2020-08-04

  • This house believes that charities and non-profit organizations should be given votes in elections proportional to the amount of donations they receive.

    Taylor's Debate Open 2020 · 3 · 2020-08-04

  • This house as the Catholic church would prioritize impact investing over direct charity to communities

    Infoslide

    Impact investing refers to investments made into companies organizations and funds with the intention to generate a measurable beneficial social or political impact alongside a financial gain.

    Taylor's Debate Open 2020 · Open Quarters · 2020-08-04

  • This house, as the Catholic Church, would prioritize impact investing over direct charity to communities

    Infoslide

    Impact investing refers to investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or political impact alongside a financial gain.

    Taylor's Debate Open · Open Octos · 2020-08-01

  • This house believes that states should reclaim a large proportion of all donations to charities and redistribute it across charities on the basis of their effectiveness

    Online WSDC 2020 · Semi Finals · 2020-07-19

  • This house would pool donations for specific charity causes and redistribute them to charities according to evidence-based assessment of the efficacy of these charities within the sector

    Infoslide

    N/A

    17th BDC Pre-Worlds · 5 · 2020-07-03

  • This house believes that social movements in democratic countries should prioritize initiatives that directly help the people (joining or initiating charity/NGO activity) on the ground over initiatives that push for policy change

    Nagoya Debate Open 2020 · Novice Final · 2020-06-06