Crowd Funding Sick of It

AnnieA said:
He certainly does, but I think its to the detriment of the perception of Samaritan's Purse which does amazingly good work.
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Possibly so. There may be others who think that the right to bake or not bake a cake is important, so that issue might prompt a donation to SP. Either way, I don't think anyone should give up the right to have an opinion or act on it because someone else might not like it. If people continue to give in to pressure from others we may all lose our rights.

I don't think there are any perfect people and I'm sure I wouldn't agree with Franklin Graham on every single thing, but I do recognize that Samaritan's Purse does some amazing things to help people all over the world and I was glad to see the rumor corrected. :)
 

Maybe I'm missing something. Are you receiving emails from strangers? Emails from people you know, on behalf of strangers? Those would be annoying.

If not, what's the problem? People often do want to help their friends and neighbors. When I was involved in raising money after someone else's tragedy, I learned that GoFundMe is an effective and efficient way for people to donate money.

In my school and working days, I was often told that "everyone has to" contribute a certain amount for a birthday gift or other frivolity. I'd much rather be asked to donate to help someone out. If I don't have money or don't believe in the cause, I can ignore the appeal.
 
I only donate or give money to people I know are in need, not to strangers advertising in any form.

The world has many people in real need, we can only give to a very small fraction of those. I think its important to know the money we give is really needed and have some sense as to where it really goes. I suspect all of us can exhaust our giving resources that way, why do otherwise.

Have to admit I have probably been duped a few times, but try not to be.
 

AnnieA said:
I don't know anything about this story but just looked it up and Samaritan's Purse did not pay the legal fees. SP CEO Franklin Graham organized payment through funds raised independent of the organization.
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Still, as you said he used the org to fund the payment. As such, the name is tarnished.
 
AnnieA said:
I don't know anything about this story but just looked it up and Samaritan's Purse did not pay the legal fees. SP CEO Franklin Graham organized payment through funds raised independent of the organization. SP itself does great work and is one of the highest rated charities for the amount of donation dollars that actually go to those in need. I hate! that Graham tarnishes the organization by his personal political stances.
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Disgustedman said:
Still, as you said he used the org to fund the payment. As such, the name is tarnished.
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I said exactly the opposite. Read again.
 
For many years we gave a monthly amount to P.L.A.N. International. It's a charity whereby you sponsor a third world child. At some stage PLAN brought in a company that used all sorts of tactics to get sponsors to increase their contributions. Those tactics were extremely unpleasant, so much so that we no longer donate to PLAN. Do I regret pulling the plug? Not really, hopefully, if others acted similarly, PLAN learned a painful lesson.
 
horseless carriage said:
For many years we gave a monthly amount to P.L.A.N. International. It's a charity whereby you sponsor a third world child. At some stage PLAN brought in a company that used all sorts of tactics to get sponsors to increase their contributions. Those tactics were extremely unpleasant, so much so that we no longer donate to PLAN.
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I ran into the same thing with the Wounded Warrior thing. When a friend, a vet, died we were requested to donate to them rather than send flowers or something else. So I donated $50, since then I know they have spent more than my $50 dunning me for more money, fancy mailers, too many emails, etc. Won't make that mistake again.
 
Disgustedman said:
I did he used the name. Here's the proof

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/persecution-against-u-s-christians-on-the-rise/
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My point all along has been that funds donated for the organization's charitable endeavors were not used. I do not like Graham's political involvement either, but I strongly believe in the work that Samaritan's Purse does and respect that a large percent of funds compared to other charitable organizations goes directly to those in need.
 
AnnieA said:
My point all along has been that funds donated for the organization's charitable endeavors were not used. I do not like Graham's political involvement either, but I strongly believe in the work that Samaritan's Purse does and respect that a large percent of funds compared to other charitable organizations goes directly to those in need.
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And mine is he used his charity to render aid to those undeserving. You can squawk all you want that "They kept the money separate" but the name of the org was used.
 
What chaps my hide is when I donate to one charity and then I get inundated with requests from 10 or 20 others. Also, I find it annoying and a waste of donation dollars when charities send "gifts" with their requests. Things like notepads, address labels, greeting cards, refrigerator magnets and the like. I don't need a useless item to entice me to give. It just doesn't work with me.
 
Leann said:
What chaps my hide is when I donate to one charity and then I get inundated with requests from 10 or 20 others. Also, I find it annoying and a waste of donation dollars when charities send "gifts" with their requests. Things like notepads, address labels, greeting cards, refrigerator magnets and the like. I don't need a useless item to entice me to give. It just doesn't work with me.
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I responded to a offer $25 donation gets you this pin. I got two (lost one) but man, I'm getting a letter every two weeks. 😳😳
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I used to like to give to local school teachers through the 'donorschoose' charity site. It was interesting to see what the teachers want for their classrooms. I looked just now and one teacher wants a bunch of games to set up stations around the classroom and have the kids rotate through getting face to face board game time with each other to develop social/emotional skills. At first I was like 'why, they can play at home' but then I thought well maybe nowadays with small family sizes (lack of siblings) and electronic games, perhaps the teacher was right that the kids need to play face to face to develop social/emotional skills.

I haven't given thru go fund me much, I think once I helped buy hay for the horses of a nice aspiring riding instructor that I liked. And once I donated for a total stranger who was having a birthday and wanted donations for some fire in australia that was big news back then.
 
A lot of these "charities" sell your name. Especially if you give a smaller amount. It's a way to get more money out of you.

I know when there was a fire that took out many houses in the area, a woman who became the boss of the building had done a go fund me. She had a job and dressed very well, ordered food out daily, a spouse who worked. I'm sure there were people way worse off than her. I didn't donate to her but...

I had my direct boss who had a child premature. She smoked during the pregnancy. Then every detail was posted on Facebook with a go fund me. Of course. I did donate to her because I was afraid it could be held against me if I didn't. Stupid I know, but that' how my mind works and I'm certainly not part of any click. In the end, she never came back to that job anyway.
 
Alligatorob said:
I ran into the same thing with the Wounded Warrior thing. When a friend, a vet, died we were requested to donate to them rather than send flowers or something else. So I donated $50, since then I know they have spent more than my $50 dunning me for more money, fancy mailers, too many emails, etc. Won't make that mistake again.
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The WORST has to be Doctors Without Borders. Donated to them after an Ebola outbreak in Africa. Over the following five years, I estimate they sent me over 100 glossy oversized mailers begging for more money, spending more than the $100 I'd sent.

Taught me a lesson.
 
I'm always surprised at requests to help fund funeral expenses that often top $10K. IMHO funerals are like weddings - you do what fits your budget.

Cremations and covered-dish gatherings in a church meeting hall or someone's home are perfectly appropriate and provide an opportunity for people to pay their respects without breaking the bank.
 
I am of the persuasion that says "think globally, give locally". Animal shelters and human homelessness comes to mind. Every day there are requests from national orgs looking for cash. We choose to give to our local causes over sending $$ to some website.
 
What I dislike about many of them is about the same described above. So many scams.

Thanks to these bloated fallacies, I never received the genuine help I required. I needed less than £1,000. Besides I'm genuinely more interested in the £4 coffees I request brings me sales of my eBooks. Unfortunately, even genuine businesses get the shaft these days, thanks to the greedy.

So sad!
 

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