British Red Cross Mail Shot

Ectophile

Equaliser123 wrote: »

As others have said, charities have to run themselves as businesses.

Personally, I give for the cause rather than taking a judgmental view on how a charity collects money.

I don't give for a cause. I give because I want the charity to do something useful with my money.

That's why, when given the option on a donation form, I always ask the charity not to send an acknowledgement of my donation. I don't want them to waste my money thanking me for sending them the money.

And it's why I'd rather the Red Cross didn't keep filling their envelopes with more stuff than I could ever possibly use.

stesilc

i have 3 young children who go to bed at 7pmish i had a cold caller from the red cross i was not happy as it was 7.45 and he woke the baby i told him i was not happy and not to call again he said i can call any time i want upto 930pm so i phoned the red cross head office the recored mesage said sorry we close at 6pm

missesther

I think I got a bit disillusioned with some major charities when I heard that the government gives big one-off "donations" or grants and they suddenly seem to support a new, relevant government policy...

I'm for giving to local charities all the way

sgun

I did wonder myself about the awful amount of cr*p that British Red Cross send out so I asked them about it. They don't pay for it, it is donated through the manufacturers (of cheap pens etc) and their donation collectors are volunteers. I still object to the rubbish they send out though as it is wasteful of dwindling resources used in its manufacture.

doughnutmachine

I have to admit that i thought the BRC was one of the better uk charities until i saw they supported failed asylum seekers in the UK.

redmike123

We had our first ever charity collector knock on our door, on Saturday, for the Red Cross. Nice lad and undoubtedly a good cause, but he wanted us to provide our details and a dd for regular contributions. I already contribute through work to cancer charities, but nevertheless I felt quite guilty for not contributing to the Red Cross.