Andrew Spiers wrote:
...........snip no legislative requirement for a charity to reveal how much of one's donation will actually go to the child ...........snip Reputable ones disclose this information. http://www.msf.org.au/donate/what-your-donations-help-us-achieve/how-your-do...
Well I stand corrected; I will certainly be more inclined to give to MSF .now that I know only 12% is retained; I wonder why charities don't advertise it more prominently ? Another issue I find is that there seems to be a preference for a 'monthly commitment ', rather than a one-off donation.....discouraging to us commitment -phobes ! regards Rohan McLeod
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013, Rohan McLeod <rhn@jeack.com.au> wrote:
Well I stand corrected; I will certainly be more inclined to give to MSF .now that I know only 12% is retained; I wonder why charities don't advertise it more prominently ?
Presumably because some people will say "I'm not going to send my money there when only 82% goes to field work".
Another issue I find is that there seems to be a preference for a 'monthly commitment ', rather than a one-off donation.....discouraging to us commitment -phobes
Presumably because a similar amount of effort can either result in a once-only donation of $X or a commitment of $X per month for years. Even if half the potential donors were put off by that approach then getting several dozen donations from the other half would more than make up for it. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/
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