charity work
Unpaid helping others
Charity work is unpaid effort to help others or support a cause, typically organized through nonprofits, churches, or community groups.
It ranges from serving meals at shelters to building homes to fundraising for medical research.
She spends her weekends doing charity work at the food bank.
The term emphasizes voluntary service rather than monetary donation.
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- orphansChildren whose parents died
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- donation boxVessel for voluntary contributions
altruism · community service · homeless shelter · food drive · refugees · nonprofit organizations · solidarity · charitable foundations · disaster relief · volunteer networks · mentoring programs · compassion · medical missions · helping hands · pro bono · empathy · pay it forward · make a difference
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- benevolencealtruism, benevolence, generosity, giving, goodwill
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- community buildingpotluck, cookout, block party, barn raising, quilting bee
- voluntary participationvolunteering, donating, community service, opt-in, consent
charity workprofiteering
Exploiting scarcity for gain
wage labor · commercial enterprise · money-grubbing · greed · day job
charity workcriminal activity
exploitation · theft · fraud · predatory behavior · extortion
charity workapathy
Absence of feeling
indifference · doing nothing · complacency · turning a blind eye · selfishness