Comments on: I agree that charities rely on donations but!?

By: PATRICK M

PATRICK M — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:25:59 +0000

i simply do not ever give to charities at all. they are all!! more concerned with growth and investment than they are with the little sobbing abused children they are SO!! fond of showing. i put a fiver in the salvation army tin every couple of weeks. i trust! the old sally army. you can see where your money goes. i don't like the feeling of giving money to boards of directors. they are business men living in huge houses and driving expensive cars. AS IF! THEY GIVE A TOSS.
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By: bainaashanti

bainaashanti — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:05:59 +0000

You can always let them know in the first place that your gift is on the condition that they not contact you further to ask about more of a donation. Or you could have just told them that what you were giving was all you had for them. I mean, how would they know if they didn't ask? Even reputable charities ask regular contributors for special projects and the like, but they usually respect the wishes of the giver rather than lose their support.
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By: A . Z .

A . Z . — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:19:59 +0000

Yes they are cheeky however they are any business and using the sophisticated, cheeky marketing tools out there in the mkt.

I do give a bit to charity so when they get too much and ask for more I just throw them a curve ball to get them off my back. If they ask I reply something like, ‘Oh sorry cannot give anymore I’ve already given my bit for Christmas to the little Negro kiddies in Africa.’ They usually don’t know what to say after this, so I smile & walk off. Well, it is the truth.
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By: owlet04

owlet04 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:29:59 +0000

That is a cheek as l help a animal charity and it is set in the rules no pots must be shaken and you must not ask for payment as a donation is as little as a penny as we say every penny counts and people only donate if they really want to; It is against the law to ask for money and we are all volunteers nobody is paid.
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By: Blossom

Blossom — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:42:59 +0000

i agree. i probably would have done the same. its a toughy since charities are finding it harder and harder to get donations and people are getting more and more tired of the charities getting more aggressive toward fundraising.

As long as you told them why you cancelled i think it’s ok.at the end of the day it’s your own choice to give to charity and they should have been happy with whatever you chose to give.
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By: Cookie

Cookie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:23:59 +0000

if western businesses didnt go round looting the wealth of the world and paying their workers crap wages then there wouldnt be any need for charity read "the ragged trousered philanthropist" for more details
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By: Pfo

Pfo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:43:59 +0000

Places that harass you for donations are probably pocketing the money. Make sure you give to established and respectable charities like Toys for Tots, Habitat for Humanity or the Red Cross. They won't ask for your donations, and they never seem to have a problem getting them, or properly redistributing them.
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