Do you think bragging about charity work is tacky?

To me, an offer to help and bragging about something that’s already been done are two different things.

Bragging of any type is tacky in my opinion.

I think you need to look at the lens you are looking at this through.

I don’t see anything wrong with the posts you quoted.

I agree with you that it is better not to talk about it, but some people want to share about their cause.

Posting “it feels good to give back” on Facebook does look like bragging to me and it is tacky imo. If they are only talking about how good they feel and they are not asking for others to help a cause, that’s bragging.

Yes. True altruism is anonymous. Making the world a better place is, in itself, its own reward. Anything else is simply self-aggrandizement.

That post is definitely tacky. To me it says “Hey, look at me, I’m really great”. And it would appear that they expect a pat on the back.

The only time I would ever bring up my charity work would be if I were trying to recruit people to help me.

To add some details, she cooked for the event (she has won food contests on TV and also does TV spots on local TV about cooking sometimes) so her full post was the dollar amount her food brought in and then what I said above, she didn’t even mention the total raised by everyone at the event, just her part in it.

@JLeslie That’s even worse!!

@Katniss I think so too. She ended with “feeling blessed” I forgot that, which goes back to my lense that @marinelife talked about, and I admit to. Not that I have a problem with religion promoting charity work, the money was raised for a cause I have sort of volunteered for myself. Maybe it simply is a matter of cultural differences, and normal in her circles to announce these things, while for me it seems gauche to use a word someone else just used on another Q of mine. But, the lense I have, to refer back to it, is that some of the people I was around wrapped religion up with everything including politics, and it bothers me, so I have all these associations with the churches there encouraging people to help the poor, but I don’t think they encourage letting them have dignity and opportunity. This particular fundrasier was for a charity that works with and donates to Ronald McDonald House. I think RM house is amazing, I have volunteered there myself (not to brag LOL). I never would announce in that fashion I felt great helping them. I would talk about why it is a worthy cause if I wanted to encourage others.

But, I was curious and open to see what others thought.

Yes to @Espiritus_Corvus
I have an ex friend who never stopped talking about all her good deeds, it is so obvious that the main objective for these types of “altruists” is the self aggrandizement, absolutely. Gag!
It is one thing to say ” I rescued a kitten today and took it to the shelter”, it is entirely another to tell the story, repeatedly, as part of your long list of do-gooder stories.

Barf. All that shite makes me sick and if people are not talking about their work, bands, vacations, parties, and posting picks I just hide em. Seriously do not want to know/hear the rest. Also, they can save, ‘please share if you agree’ etc,etc, platitudinal posts, stupid inspirational memes, what they ate, photos of it…. ick just goes with all that IMO.

@JLeslie You’re right. It’s all in the delivery. Talking about ourselves always includes our various projects and what’s going on in our lives. The tone of self-satisfaction is what is annoying. Some people are like that. Take it or leave it,

If you are recruiting, it’s not tacky. If you are bragging, totally tacky.

No, to me it sounds like some good news for a change, instead of dwelling of the bad stuff.

Kinda.

Bragging, in general, is tacky. It’s best to stay humble and let your achievements speak for themselves.

Of course. I know it feels good to be recognized, but there’s a time and place.

Yep I do agree with this question at times and get your drift but worse than that are these people who do so called charity work abroad. Most charities in third world countries CHARGE the volunteers a heap of money to do ‘charity work’ often at European cost of living plus more! Mugs I call them and giving corrupt governments the excuse to not help their own citizens. They must be thinking Westerners are just ‘stupid’ to pay at times thousands to work a full time job! So when they start this ‘I’m doing charity work’ palava I will have a go at them for supporting/funding these corrupt governments

Matthew 6 states: “Be sure that you not do your charitable deeds before men to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

2 “Therefore, when you do your charitable deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward. 3 But when you do your charitable deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 that your charitable deeds may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

If we take this scripture and apply it our daily lives and social media, it says to me that people who boast about how much money their cooking raised or how much time and money they donated to an individual or group has lost their blessing God intended.

I found your article because I have an acquaintance that is constantly boasting on social media about all the good she does and recently posted that she wanted names of a soup kitchen or shelter in the area for the family to volunteer during holidays. While it doesn’t seem bad but like you it struck me as attention seeking because of past post. There are so many ways to google this information and make a few calls rather than call attention to it publically on social media. Like you her post rubbed me wrong because like your poster – there is a history of bragging.

So the question for me is how do you communicate this information with another person without sounding preachy and judgmental.

@Oscria One suggestion would be to ask your friends and family to join you at such and such a charity or event. That would get the point across and add to the effort.