deibster:
Hi LTS and friends, What I hate, is that after I gave to 2 charities, I got requests from 20 more. I wish I knew which one sold my info. I give to my ASO, my pet shelter, to the HRC, ACLU & Democratic party. This last one, because we have had extremely expensive Senate campaigns here in MA. We're in the midst of another one now to replace Secretary of State John Kerry.
The other charities, I have no problem telling them, I'm retired or I'm disabled, Leave Me Alone. Hugs, Deiby
pozniceguy:
personally I dont give to any street solicitors..... before I will even consider giving I want to check their status see How much they actually give to the cause they are collecting for .... I have a few Veterans groups I support and even tho one of them spend an inordinate amount of money on solicitation nearly 35% of total the work they do is excellent and the staff is primarily volunteer ...have found a few "charities" that actually spend 90% on administration ( re: salaries and rent ) so be aware of who and what they are doing with the money before you give ......
Nick
PS the reason you get a rush of other solicitations is that one of the ways the groups make money is to sell a "hot list" of givers to other groups I coded my donation and found that the Political are the worst one donation to a local congressman generated 6 request from similar groups local state and national
harleymc:
I do all my donations via monthly deductions from bank account, mix of charitites and causes not all HIV related.