How do you feel?

[Mick]

Over Christmas i have been keeping a list of all the charities advertising on TV
"just give £3 a week for this charity" just give £5 a week to save this animal" etc
when added up if you gave to all the charities advertising on TV it would cost you £280 a Month.
add to this all the local charities and your upto £300 a month
this is one reason we do not allow charities to advertise on accyweb as there would be no room for other threads on site

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

(You'll find that happens regularly Barrie when there's no points to score,) bet jaysay don't comment on that statement? which he made on another thread.

Who me cashy never

[DaveinGermany]

They can keep it ! Donation is a personal thing & should therefore be down to the individual as to when, where, who they support & how much they choose to give. I usually put the shrapnel in tins when I'm out & about or when the change in a shop is given if it's only coppers I'll ask them to put it in a tin if they've got one.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Margaret, I think the way it will work is when you put your card in it will show you the bill and leave a place where you can add your contribution to add to the bill.The girl doesn't have to ask you. Some restaurants do this-it annoys me, if I'm tipping I give it the waiter, not put it straight into the owners account.
Will the Government decide who it goes to, or the supermarket, or you? If it's the Government will they give it to some poor third world country to help finance more nuclear weapons? No thanks, not for me!

I can see how it works in restaurants, but if you are paying for groceries at Asda surely they will have to ask if you want your bill rounded up....you don't get presented with the receipt until you have paid your money......and how will it be decided what charities you are giving to?

I do not trust any government to look after money that is meant to be for someone else.

The idea of donating 1% of our income is ludicrous too........it is blatantly obvious that the folk who suggest such a measure are living vastly different lives to the rest of us.

[Gordon Booth]

I see what you mean, Margaret-someone would have to ask you. Not a job I would fancy!
Also who would pay the supermarkets administration costs? Price of your food goes up or THEY take a cut?
Where has the idea of 1% come from? I hadn't seen that.

[DaveinGermany]

Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Where has the idea of 1% come from? I hadn't seen that.

Take a browse at this Gord.

Give more to charity, the government urges | Society | guardian.co.uk

[Ken Moss]

Perhaps I'm looking at things in the wrong way but in the past two years there seems to be an awful lot of new charities which have sprung into existence duplicating the purpose of well-established organisations.

If I was dead set on saving the thousands of puppies and kittens that are abandoned each year then the RSPCA would be my first port of call. They do a magnificent job and have a wealth of experience so why do we need to build up others rather than supporting a framework that is already in place?

The cynic in me simply doesn't believe that all the money gets to where it is supposed to go, I would prefer to trust hospices and respected aid organisations than dropping a quid into every box that comes a-knocking.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

Perhaps I'm looking at things in the wrong way but in the past two years there seems to be an awful lot of new charities which have sprung into existence duplicating the purpose of well-established organisations.

If I was dead set on saving the thousands of puppies and kittens that are abandoned each year then the RSPCA would be my first port of call. They do a magnificent job and have a wealth of experience so why do we need to build up others rather than supporting a framework that is already in place?

The cynic in me simply doesn't believe that all the money gets to where it is supposed to go, I would prefer to trust hospices and respected aid organisations than dropping a quid into every box that comes a-knocking.

Even respected aid organisations have massive overheads Ken, I used to pull my hair out(I had some in those days)every time I got the annual balance sheet for the National Asthma Campaign, when I was the area secretary(unpaid) as to how much went on staff wages etc. Even the East Lancs Hospice have paid fund raisers, I Doubt if they could run without them

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Even respected aid organisations have massive overheads Ken, I used to pull my hair out(I had some in those days)every time I got the annual balance sheet for the National Asthma Campaign, when I was the area secretary(unpaid) as to how much went on staff wages etc. Even the East Lancs Hospice have paid fund raisers, I Doubt if they could run without them

Precisely John, so why set up dozens of charities doing the same thing, all with the same overhead bills, when one respected organisation does it better? It smacks of someone somewhere trying to get their hands on a bit of money by preying on the better nature of the public.

Hospices are slightly different in that they do a fantastic job and I try to give to the local ones as often as I can (St Catherine's in Lostock Hall and the East Lancashire Hospice being two prime examples). Their running costs are enormous but anyone who has seen a family member or friend cared for by these institutions will recognise their value.

[JCB]

Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Take a browse at this Gord.

Give more to charity, the government urges | Society | guardian.co.uk

I don't think it is the job of government to be telling people to give more to charity . They were elected to govern , not to tell us what to do with our millions .

[Gordon Booth]

Originally Posted by JCB

They were elected to govern , not to tell us what to do with our millions .

Hey, JCB, if you don't know what to do with YOUR millions, allow me to help you!

[Barrie Yates]

I am sure that I read some time ago that over 75% of donations goes in salaries and running costs?????????

[bullseyebarb]

Governments need to get out of the "charity" business. Far better that we as individuals decide where our money should go. I like the one on one approach. I only support organizations that I am familiar with and have a half dozen on my roster. I prefer to visit the facilities to make sure that everything is as it should be. I like to be very proactive and some of my interests revolve around scholarship funds for the children of veterans killed or severely wounded in battle. My husband is a Kentucky Colonel, a charitable group of long standing and so, of course, we contribute to that. I am also a sponsor of St. Joseph's Indian School, Young America's Foundation and the Freedom Foundation. I feel that I get a lot of bang for the buck. Better than having the government fritter it away on useless projects.

[shillelagh]

totally disagree with it ... if i want to donate to charity then i'll donate .. not asking at the supermarket check out ..when i wouldnt be sure its going to a charity that i want to support ..

[Less]

Perhaps what we need is a badge that we can wear when shopping?

Something reasonably polite but firm,

Please Don't Ask,
I Already Give!

Though which Charity/Charities deserve the monies gained from buying such an item may make this just a little complicated.