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How to address toxic motivations in volunteer organizations

I have been running this food pantry for eight years and just realized some volunteers come here to feel superior to the people we serve.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Service organizations can attract people whose charity masks contempt, creating ethical dilemmas about rejecting willing help.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Nonprofit and mission-driven organizations as legacy?”

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