1.substantial(Adjective) of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money 2.

tremendous(Adjective) extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean li ner; tremendous talent 3.accusations(Noun) a charge of wrongdoing; imputation of guilt or blame 4.hypocrisy(Noun) a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or pr inciples, etc., that one does not really possess 5.resonate(Verb) to amplify vocal sound by the sympathetic vibration of air in certain cavi ties and bony structures From The Times November 13, 2009 Union condemns charity sector for high salaries By Emily Ford Bankers are, by now, accustomed to being painted as the villains of the commercial world. But the much-maligned City culture of greed, bonuse s and supersized pay packets has infected the voluntary sector, accordin g to Britains largest union, Unite. Excessive salaries paid to charity chief executives are corrupting the et hos of the voluntary sector and causing charities to become detached f rom the people they help, says Rachael Maskell, the national officer for t he not-for-profit sector at Unite who is campaigning for charities to reass ess the salaries paid to their leaders. At Nuffield Health, a private hospital group which describes itself as the UKs leading health charity, the chief executive took home more than 800,000 in salary and bonuses in 2007, although the charity claimed th at this was an exceptional year. John Belcher, the former chief executive of Anchor Trust, a social housin g charity, received 391,000 in 2008-09 before resigning last week while

the chief executive of Riverside Group, a social housing trust, was on 2 31,000 last year. The chief executive of Barnardos took home 166,500. Senior directors at Remploy, a grant-funded organisation that finds empl oyment for disabled people earning about 10,000 a year, each took ho me thousands in bonuses last year. Fifty non-profit organisations pay their leaders more than 100,000 a ye ar and chief executive pay is rising by 6 per cent annually. Last year the median salary for UK workers was 25,428. I think the public, who are having to make tough decisions in the recess ion, would be horrified to know that their direct debit is contributing to si x figure salaries, Ms Maskell said. These charities are trying to resonate with the most vulnerable and poo rest people in society. How can you claim to be their advocate when you have become so detached? By allowing their culture to blend with that of business, charities were un able to act in their traditional role of working to change society and provi ding moral leadership, she said. Vast pay differentials exist between people at the top of organisations a nd frontline staff, Unite, which has 60,000 members in not-for-profit orga nisations, said. Many charity workers earn just above the national minim um wage of 5.80 per hour. Ms Maskell rejected the suggestion that charities would miss out on prof essional talent by lowering their salaries. I would disagree that you nee d to attract people from the City or big business to run your organisation. There is a lot of talent and skill out there. They dont need to remunera te to those levels. Stephen Bubb, chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (Acevo), which campaigns for professionalisatio n in charities, said that the unions accusations smacked of gross hypoc risy. Unites general secretaries took home a combined 308,000 last year a nd many of its members earned comparable salaries, Mr Bubb said. Very large charities are complex businesses employing thousands of peo ple and overseeing millions of pounds in turnover, he argued.

If you are running a big business which these charities are you ne ed people at the top who are talented and experienced. People in our se ctor do an incredible job and are worth every penny. They come with tre mendous commercial skills. Some 38 per cent of chief executives in Acevos membership had taken a substantial pay cut to move from the private sector to take up the lead ership of a charity, he said, with the average salary standing at 57,000 a year. Just because we work with the poor and excluded why should we take s mall salaries even though we are entitled to claim more? Mr Bubb said. Competitive salaries were crucial if charities were to persuade people to regard the sector as a serious career option. Charity salaries used to be so low that the only people who were chief executives of charities were r etired from the army or City and could afford to do it. Are we saying that only rich people should be allowed to run charities? John Tarn, the chairman of Riverside, sought to justify the chief executiv es salary. He said: As one of the largest housing associations in the co untry, Riverside has 2,500 staff and manages properties nationwide fro m Carlisle to Kent. The size and scope of our work means that we requir e an exceptional leader with the skills and experience to drive the associ ation forward.