Comments on: Is Doing Good Good Enough? http://www.nonprofituniversityblog.org/2008/03/is-doing-good-good-enough/ A blog for the business of nonprofits Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:21:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.nonprofituniversityblog.org/2008/03/is-doing-good-good-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Matt Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:05:09 +0000 http://www.nonprofituniversityblog.org/?p=38#comment-358 Here's another question: Do we do good simply because we've been guilted into it, not because we want to? I saw a sitcom recently centered on this idea. The neighbors of the typical sitcom marriage did all sorts of charitable things, and donated their time to Big Brother, Big Sister. the typical sitcom couple felt bad that they did none of this, so they started, just because they didn't want to be looked down upon. Is doing good good enough, or do you need to do good because you actually want to do good? Here's another way of looking at it. High school and college students are donating their time more than ever. But is it for the right reason, or it is because volunteering looks good on an application/resume? And is it okay if the motive is personal gain, as long as people are being helped from it? Here’s another question: Do we do good simply because we’ve been guilted into it, not because we want to? I saw a sitcom recently centered on this idea. The neighbors of the typical sitcom marriage did all sorts of charitable things, and donated their time to Big Brother, Big Sister. the typical sitcom couple felt bad that they did none of this, so they started, just because they didn’t want to be looked down upon. Is doing good good enough, or do you need to do good because you actually want to do good?

Here’s another way of looking at it. High school and college students are donating their time more than ever. But is it for the right reason, or it is because volunteering looks good on an application/resume? And is it okay if the motive is personal gain, as long as people are being helped from it?

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