Comments on: It Should Be Enough – But It’s Not!

By: Kell @ Mad Mumma

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:39:20 +0000

Thanks Trish, will google them now and see what they are about. Thanks heaps for commenting ]]>

By: Kell @ Mad Mumma

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:38:13 +0000

That is a great policy! I might have to follow suit. Thank you for wise words ]]>

By: Kell @ Mad Mumma

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:37:23 +0000

hahaha yep know what that’s like. I donated in a store and then they rang asking again but as soon as I said I had already donated the tone changed to ‘you a lying bitch’. hahaha I guess there is no winning. ]]>

By: Kell @ Mad Mumma

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:35:59 +0000

It shouldn’t matter how much you make or where you live, etc, they have no right to ‘expect’ a cetain amount from anyone. They should be happy with how much people can afford to donote. Thanks for commenting ]]>

By: •´.¸¸.•¨¯`♥.Trish.♥´¯¨•.¸¸.´•

Sat, 26 May 2012 01:35:06 +0000

That is so sad and rude. There are plenty of organisations that still accept coins . I agree with JO, email them.

Cate Bolts Foundation 18 has a coin donation collection called The giving bowl if you are interested.

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By: Jo @Country life experiment

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:05:55 +0000

My husband and I have a policy about which charities we will and will not support, and how we will support them. We will never support any charity over the phone, no matter how worthy.
We have picked several charities that we give to regularly. We always buy some extra food at the supermarket and put it into the local family support service food collection box (for emergency food hampers). If someone told me that what I was doing was acceptable, that would be the end of the support they got. I refuse to feel guilty for not supporting every charity that comes along. I target my money to where I think it will do the most good.
Why not send an email to the organisation and tell them that you were highly unimpressed by their tactics! That way they know that what they are doing is unacceptable. ]]>

By: Kylie @ Octavia and Vicky

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:53:07 +0000

Well, that’s just rude. I got a call the other day from a charity that I happened to have just donated to that week already, and was left feeling awful that I wouldn’t donate again. I’m sure they thought I was lying. ]]>

By: Grace

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:44:57 +0000

I make monthly donations to a particular charity and they will call once in a while to ask if I would like to increase my donation. I initially committed to them when I had a high paying job and despite being only on one income now, I haven’t changed my donation and yet, they’re asking me for more when we are now in less of a privileged situation AND have twins to raise.
I got so upset.
But I agree. I don’t like having someone tell me how “generous” or “charitable” I should be… ]]>

By: Kell @ Mad Mumma

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:47:52 +0000

The worst thing about it is that we try teaching our kids to be grateful for what they have or what they’re offered. For these people to tell them it’s not good enough is beyond disheartening. It’s a mix of anger, shock, confusion, etc. People in need would be happy and be extremely grateful for someone to hand them some money, just because they want to help. ]]>

By: Kate Sins

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:45:11 +0000

That’s terrible… I don’t know what org you’re talking about but it’s very common now for non-profits to outsource their fundraising to third-parties where the people are paid commission so they use real ‘sales’ tactics. Another thing to be mindful of is that the research says that if a person makes a monthly donation they are likely to remain donating, on average, for three years so the orgs REALLY want you to commit because they know you’ll stay for a while and they can undertake planning based on projected revenue. It’s such a shame that it has come to this. Your poor kids, they must’ve been so disheartened. Find another organisation – there are still plenty who would be so grateful. (I teach non-profit marketing…!) ]]>