That is very simplistic. There are a lot of other recurring costs that charities have - even the ones you mentioned have to pay rent at least. A women’s shelter probably needs professional employees. Some charities have to operate planes and boats and those are very expensive. The most important thing is - recurring contributions help them plan long term and realistically gauge if they can take on more projects.
Also, calling a monthly donation a “subscription” is stupid. You didn’t sign a contract - you can just stop giving the money whenever you want.
Generally those recurring costs are covered by large donors or governments. They may even simply be given a space to use without having to pay anything for it, and by relying mostly on volunteers they can keep overhead extremely low so that donations go straight to purchasing supplies or paying for contract work (vet surgeries, for example). Some of them are even run out of a person’s house, as I’ve seen with a rabbit rescue.
A woman’s shelter may need a few staff but they definitely do not need full time professionals such as doctors, nurses, or counsellors. Those services can be provided via donations or other charities. While I’ve never been to a women’s shelter (I’m not a woman) I have benefited from charity-provided counselling at times when I could not afford to pay for it out of pocket.
That is very simplistic. There are a lot of other recurring costs that charities have - even the ones you mentioned have to pay rent at least. A women’s shelter probably needs professional employees. Some charities have to operate planes and boats and those are very expensive. The most important thing is - recurring contributions help them plan long term and realistically gauge if they can take on more projects.
Also, calling a monthly donation a “subscription” is stupid. You didn’t sign a contract - you can just stop giving the money whenever you want.
Generally those recurring costs are covered by large donors or governments. They may even simply be given a space to use without having to pay anything for it, and by relying mostly on volunteers they can keep overhead extremely low so that donations go straight to purchasing supplies or paying for contract work (vet surgeries, for example). Some of them are even run out of a person’s house, as I’ve seen with a rabbit rescue.
A woman’s shelter may need a few staff but they definitely do not need full time professionals such as doctors, nurses, or counsellors. Those services can be provided via donations or other charities. While I’ve never been to a women’s shelter (I’m not a woman) I have benefited from charity-provided counselling at times when I could not afford to pay for it out of pocket.