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I'm sure that many of you who respond to phone calls for a charitable cause do it for two reasons: 1) You want to get off the phone and back to the dinner table. 2) You believe that SOME of the money you give will go to a good cause. Sadly, that's not the case. Our story shows how a so-called "charity" doesn't even have to make token payments to the cause it supposedly supports. 2 Comments |
1st off I would tell any people if you get any calls at home for money or services 99% of the time it is a rip, do not go for it. I also heard to be a legit Charity in the State of Washington you only have to give 2% of what you take in, if that is the case that is the states fault for allowing them to do business in our state and mind you it is totally a business whether it is legit or not, for instance the Presidents of the Goodwill and the Salvation Army take in over $500,000 salaries per year. There are many groups and companies who in the public eye act like they are real charities but are not, for instance Value Village touts themselves in all their commercials and advertising how they are a charity but they are not they are a run for profit industry, my wife went to school with them they have million dollars house's on Mercer Island, even though if you do a little digging you can find that they actually say they are a charity thrift store for profit no where in their commercial do they say that and they portray themselfs to the public as a charity and almost anyone you ask thinks they are a charity giving to the community, they are not. They are a 100% profit company
I work for a company that makes these phone calls to people asking people to donate funds for a couple different great charities, and I assure you #1 credit card numbers are kept safe and private. Not to mention our pay stinks for what we do 6 days a week!!!! The charities agree to pay us for our time. They may only get a percentage of what is earned in donations but that percentage is more than these families would be getting if we werent making the calls right? I think opinions are being made and they are being made unfairly. I dont know of many people that would be willing to work 40+ hours a week for free to get screamed at and hung up on most of their day. Dont judge us for what we are doing unless you are out there giving your time and energy for the cause for nothing but satisfaction. If that was the case, these charities would not be seeking services from companies like ours.