Just £2 a month

MyRubyRed

I pay £1.00 a month. I know its nowt but its something. They do bombard with letters and calls but they aren't rude at all and accept that when I say I can't pay any more they are ok

peter_the_piper

We only give to local charities, mostly the local Hospice. As we have lots of compost bags to dispose of we sell them for min 10p each and they often give more. £128.00 last year from compost bags alone.

tommyk

I had a very similar experience as the op on this, again the nspcc.
While a very worthy cause, I like many other people, can afford to pledge a small amount only to charity, but like to do my bit, without being made to feel guilty. I was rather worried about the amount being spent on mailings to me, pamphlets, free pens and so on, thinking these must surely almost cost as much as my donation.
Instead, I now take part in a annual midnight sponsored walk, for the local cancer hospice, with freinds and I sponsoring each other an agreed amount , depending on how many are taking part in out group. A fun night, while raising for charity, and busting some calories, win, win win!

kazzah60

Like so many others on this thread, I despair of the amount of money and resources these large charities spend in "attracting " more funds
I do voluntary work for a national childrens charity and I am trustee of the charity - we rely solely on donations and fundraising from our members - and we do fine - of course we could always do with a bit more, but on the whole we are well supported by out 1400 members
we have no paid employees working for us- everything we do is carried out by volunteers - this is reflected in the fact that our admin costs are about 1% of our total income - I now ASK people collecting in the streets if they are volunteers or working on commision - I will only give to charities who have volunteers manning the collecting tins - the rest of them don't need my money if they can pay staff to collect on their behalf

Vedder2008

When my brother died of cancer last year, I donated £50 to cancer support, I have since had a letter probably every month since then asking me if I will donate another £50 each time.
It must have cost them a fair bit in posyage!

lazer

preable wrote: »

Dogstrust is the only charity i give to

Preable - that the second post on this thread where you have said abouts dogstrust.

This thread was about giving money to the NSPCC - A charity for the protection of children - not animals!

OP - please do not stop your donations due to one rude salesman, and if you do stop donating then give the money to a different childrens charity - not an animal one please!

jennyjelly

lazer wrote: »

Preable - that the second post on this thread where you have said abouts dogstrust.

This thread was about giving money to the NSPCC - A charity for the protection of children - not animals!

OP - please do not stop your donations due to one rude salesman, and if you do stop donating then give the money to a different childrens charity - not an animal one please!

Surely it's a matter for the giver to choose whether they give to children or animals?

kuohu

lazer wrote: »

OP - please do not stop your donations due to one rude salesman

I don't think it is just one rude salesman though. I believe that they have a corporate strategy of maximising donations by guilt-tripping people into donating more and more. They have done it to me, and I have complained to them twice about it.

fozmcfc

I must say when I read the OP phone conversation, my mouth fell open with surprise at the cheek of saying the donation was nothing basically.

To all those saying cancelled DD, do be careful OP. I donate to Breakthrough Breast Cancer and when I set up my direct debit, you sign to say you agree to the direct debit for 24 months at a minimum.

I too have had the extra money thing put on me, though it was by letter. I thought it was a cheek cause I only signed up about 4 months before I got the letter. I will not up the donation ever after receiving the letter.

I made a one off £10 donation to Shelter Xmas 2008. I have been inundated with post every month since, which must have cost them more than £10 to send all in all.

I really hope these charities have others onside which means it isn't costing them 10's of thousands of pounds to send out their glossy information leaflets.

Velcro_Hotdog

The DD is in place still but only because I feel guilty not donating any money to charity full stop. As soon as I find another charity I will cancel the NSPCC DD and set up a new one for said charity.

Going to look for a local kids charity that do not have the means to pay pushy sales staff.