On 2/20/2013 6:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "graham" > wrote in message
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>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
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>>> There are a lot of worthy charities to which I contribute but it
>>> seems that the requests for money tend to come earlier and earlier
>>> each year. This amounts to a sneaky attempt to get a larger annual
>>> contribution. I wonder if they realize that if I put the requests
>>> aside I will probably forget them completely.
>>>
>> What annoys me is that once I give to a charity, it then pesters me to
>> give every few weeks after that. I gave to one charity last year, and
>> it e-mailed me *the following day* asking me to give again.
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> Yes it is really aggressive here. A few years ago we had a bit of luck
> on the lottery and gave a substantial amount to a charity. They have
> been on our backs ever since. We do give now but we do so anonymously.

No good deed goes unpunished. I do the same as you. If a friend
solicits for a charity, I give them the money to donate. Once, a
niece didn't understand and gave my name and address to this charity
she volunteered for and it was a long time before they stopped
nagging me.

How to alienate donors: use all the money they sent you on constant
mailings and free labels. Just so you know you threw money down a
hole.

nancy