pseudo-charity
Noun
1. (Also known as "fake charity") An organization or event which claims to fully or partially solve a problem of social welfare ("for charity"), but uses methods that do not effectively solve the problem, or solve it at the expense of creating harder-to-solve problems. This misleading nature may be intentional (e.g., for profit, for company image) or unintentional (e.g., uninformed people with good intentions)
2. A trait or aspect of one's personality, describing a person who appears to have great charity, but frankly, does not. This could be intentional or unintentional, aware or unaware.
1. (Also known as "fake charity") An organization or event which claims to fully or partially solve a problem of social welfare ("for charity"), but uses methods that do not effectively solve the problem, or solve it at the expense of creating harder-to-solve problems. This misleading nature may be intentional (e.g., for profit, for company image) or unintentional (e.g., uninformed people with good intentions)
2. A trait or aspect of one's personality, describing a person who appears to have great charity, but frankly, does not. This could be intentional or unintentional, aware or unaware.
1. She donates $30 to pseudo-charities every month, because those commercials get to her so bad. $25/month is swallowed up in bureaucracy.
The town is having a pseudo-charity run, to raise money for harsh soaps. They plan to pour them in the rivers to "clean" the waterways.
I run a pseudo-charity for a living, because "giving" is the new cool, so the market potential is vast.
2. The pseudo-charity of rich stars is jaw-dropping these days.
The town is having a pseudo-charity run, to raise money for harsh soaps. They plan to pour them in the rivers to "clean" the waterways.
I run a pseudo-charity for a living, because "giving" is the new cool, so the market potential is vast.
2. The pseudo-charity of rich stars is jaw-dropping these days.