I get accosted on my high street at least twice a month by charities asking for donations.
I really want to give -- the causes are always worthwhile, but their "conditions" make it so difficult.
They won't take cash, they won't take cheques, they won't take one-off donations from any card.
No, they MUST have your signature for a direct debit, here and now. Of course you can cancel the arrangement after a year, if you keep all the documentation, and remember to go through all the correct formalities in June 2014.
When I protest that aside from the odd ad-hoc donation, my husband and I already sponsor a Kenyan child and her family, plus contribute to one other cause on an ongoing basis, and that we always agree together on long-term commitments... they don't quite seem to get it.
They won't give leaflets to take away, nor even the direct debit form (the one they want me to sign then and there) to complete with my husband and send in to them later.
I always feel absolutely terrible after these encounters. It's probably very frustrating for them too.
Could they not be more flexible? I know they need to be able to plan, but their terms put so many people off, and surely a one-off donation here and now is better than nothing?
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unobtanium · 26/06/2013 13:10
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