Buzz·Posted on 12 Sept 201421 Struggles Only People Who Work For A Charity Will Understand"Can you write this funding application?" "NO."by Hilary MitchellBuzzFeed ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. We all love to help out charities once in a while... View this photo on Instagram 2. ...but working for a charity is a lot less glamorous. View this photo on Instagram 3. Receiving donations is amazing, but counting coins? Not so much. View this photo on Instagram 4. Volunteers are fantastic too, but sometimes they can be a tiny bit demanding. View this photo on Instagram 5. The two words you dread hearing the most aren't "you're fired", they're "funding application". Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Relying on external funding (and donations) means you don't have much job security. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. And don't even think about asking for a raise... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. It's OK though, because you're rewarded in other, more creative ways. View this photo on Instagram 9. Though you might not feel quite so appreciated when your job suffers inevitable mission creep. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You have to be able to deal with rejection. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. And you're repeatedly asked to "volunteer" to help with 6am weekend fun runs... View this photo on Instagram 12. ...not to mention bucket shakes. View this photo on Instagram 13. You can't even complain about your job to your friends, because if you do, you sound like a jerk. View this photo on Instagram 14. Sometimes, you feel guilty about getting paid...especially when you have a great day. View this photo on Instagram 15. Those are the dressing-as-a-daffodil days... View this photo on Instagram 16. The "I'm proud of our volunteers" days... View this photo on Instagram 17. The "Sure, I'll wear the sweetcorn costume, why not?" days. View this photo on Instagram 18. The "I made something amazing happen" days. View this photo on Instagram 19. Even sorting through charity shop donations can be fun... View this photo on Instagram 20. These golden days almost make up for the crazy amount of paperwork... View this photo on Instagram 21. ...but not the funding applications. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF