No one would be compelled, because charity is voluntary.If a certain cause is important to you, and you can afford to support it(finacially or in time), then do.That decision should be entirely yours.
Couldn't agree more,the common trend of people putting pressure on you to donate is getting worse.Your given funny looks if you don't "dig deep".I agree that charity should be based on voluntary actions(money/time),and when some of the big charities employ MD's earning in excess of 200k it goes against what charity is all about.I tend to donate to charities that should be funded by the government,RNLI,mountain rescue etc
Seems like alot of these larger charities have created an industry off the back of peoples good will.