15-05-2015, 07:24
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Re: Are charities a business?
yes they are a business with rather well paid directors most of what is donated lines their pockets
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15-05-2015, 09:13
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Re: Are charities a business?
They certainly employ 'businesses' in order to do things like raising funds. Chuggers are worse than cold callers IMHO.
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15-05-2015, 09:30
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Re: Are charities a business?
You can include charitable status private schools in this debate as well.
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18-05-2015, 20:06
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18-05-2015, 21:03
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Re: Are charities a business?
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when you think and know that in many cases of the constant hounding. it was just to get more money for themselves. and not the poor dying children and animals.
they obviously use the money on themselves.
most of them have millions in the bank.
and a lot of them are starting to overstep their mark lately.
to the extent that that a lot of them need sorting out and told to stop using sad piano music and puppy dogs eyes.
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20-05-2015, 19:29
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Re: Are charities a business?
Felt sad for the old lady who committed suicide from Bristol who was constantly hounded by charities for funds. Hang there heads in shame.
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01-06-2015, 05:43
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Re: Are charities a business?
Another day another charity mugging story, it's okay though they're sorry, sorry they didn't get the cash, sorry for the bad publicity etc
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ldrens-5795365
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14-06-2015, 10:47
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Re: Are charities a business?
Whilst not strictly a business, this shows what goes on all too often:
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Money to help the poorest communities in Wales is being spent on "shiny new offices" and staff instead of improving lives, the Conservatives have claimed.
It was revealed that one project in Merthyr Tydfil spent most of its £1.5m budget over three years on salaries.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-33108982
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10-07-2015, 05:03
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10-07-2015, 09:13
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Re: Are charities a business?
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They've highlighted this a couple of times on R4's You and Yours consumer programme. Some very dodgy tactics like selling contributor lists to other charities and subcontracting cold calling to aggresive call centre staff.
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10-07-2015, 11:12
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Re: Are charities a business?
There have been so many scams involving 'charities'..the one I really dislike are the clothes collection bags..I refuse to use them for discarded clothes.We just use them for rubbish bags instead.I prefer to go to one of the 5 charities in my local high street and donate my old clothes to them.Also I won't give to collectors outside supermarkets except the Poppy Appeal of course.Not all of them are legit.
As for the begging letters. I use my common sense and bin them.I also use an answer phone that nicely sorts out those annoying phone calls..they just hang up and move on.
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Oh and the poll could do with an option of not all charities are business orientated..
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06-09-2015, 23:22
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Re: Are charities a business?
All the right buzz words used, wonder how long it'll be before it's as if this never happened and they're doing the same crap as before
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34168129
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07-09-2015, 12:28
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Re: Are charities a business?
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‘Save the Charities’ charity launched
A new charity has been launched to save British charities and ‘especially’ their Chief Executives from extinction. With many coming under increased pressure to ‘ask nicely’ for donations, instead of targeting known dementia sufferers and holding them upside down by their ankles while fleecing their bank accounts.
An STC spokesman said: ‘Donations are at an all time low just when charity boss expectations are rising. The skill set required to run a network of shambolic high street shops stuffed with goods donated for free and run by volunteers requires the abilities only found in persons who command salaries twice that of David Cameron’.
It is likely the new charity will need at least 18 months of aggressive cold-calling in order to fund a sparkling new HQ in central London, a fleet of Range Rovers and the accompanying ‘budget’ penthouse suite. ‘We’re looking to subcontract fundraising,’ said the spokesman, ‘and we’d like to hear from anyone with mafia links, a low ethical threshold and connections with the Royal Bank of Scotland’.
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http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2015/09/0...rity-launched/
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18-12-2015, 06:47
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Re: Are charities a business?
It's a never ending story, imo they have lost sight of what charity should be about and are behaving as bad as any corporation
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uk-charitie...-wills-1533923
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