Telemarketers
Jul. 15th, 2005 03:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fancytalkWell, not exactly telemarketers but the people who go door to door soliciting money for causes. There must be a million of them in Berkeley alone.
I wish there was a "Do Not Knock on My Door" program.
Not because I'm unwilling to donate to the cause,
but because I don't give people money at the door.
And I'm not sorry.
I like information. I like researching who's behind what and where my money is going to go. I like to know what percentage of my donation goes to the actual cause and not administrative fees. Plus, if I supported every cause that walked up to my door, I would be broke within 24 hours.
I've also noticed that they aren't looking for $5 or $10 one time donations. They are always looking for $25 monthly donations. So if I donated the minimum $25 per month to the 5 or 6 causes that walk up to my door per week. Let's call it 5 for calculation purposes, that's at least 20 causes at $25/month for a grand total of $500 a month. Frankly, that would pay for a hybrid car or installing solar panels, which would cover 75% of the causes.
Please don't call me callous or uncaring. I do care about most of the causes. I just don't run a foundation that provides grants to every cause out there. I've got limited funds, so I've got to be choosy about who gets the funds I can spare.
I wish there was a "Do Not Knock on My Door" program.
Not because I'm unwilling to donate to the cause,
but because I don't give people money at the door.
And I'm not sorry.
I like information. I like researching who's behind what and where my money is going to go. I like to know what percentage of my donation goes to the actual cause and not administrative fees. Plus, if I supported every cause that walked up to my door, I would be broke within 24 hours.
I've also noticed that they aren't looking for $5 or $10 one time donations. They are always looking for $25 monthly donations. So if I donated the minimum $25 per month to the 5 or 6 causes that walk up to my door per week. Let's call it 5 for calculation purposes, that's at least 20 causes at $25/month for a grand total of $500 a month. Frankly, that would pay for a hybrid car or installing solar panels, which would cover 75% of the causes.
Please don't call me callous or uncaring. I do care about most of the causes. I just don't run a foundation that provides grants to every cause out there. I've got limited funds, so I've got to be choosy about who gets the funds I can spare.
