Charities that "shirtfront" you

[Blue_boost]

Firstly there are some good charities out there, some causes need some financial help.

But there are just so many of them, thousands out there trying to nab you.

Many try shirt front you and publicly shame you if you don't give em money.

Basically every day of the year is a particular day where you need to support one mob or another.

But if you need something from them they will kick you arse and tell you to f**K off.

If you say yes to all they will all bleed you dry, they don't ask (nor care) if you can afford it.

Needs to be some regulation here, maybe have only so many charities, or methods they can use to confront you.

If you give em an uppercut for shirt fronting you, they will claim you are the devil not supporting the needy kids or some disability or animal. Not only do you not give money but you uppercut them. But they are allowed to bother you however they want, try and pick your pockets

I dont mind the Salvation army, they sit there at a table, don't step in front of you and try grapple with you for your money, you approach them and if you wish to help, you help.

 

[Blue_boost]

Maybe a website somewhere listing them all in one spot, what they want, why and how much they gobble up in admin fees. Then if you got $10 to spend, you decide where it goes.. not every day they try pick your pockets

 

[DinkumDog]

If you give em an uppercut for shirt fronting you

Your uppercuts aren’t working effectively?
Is that because your sculpted biceps have weakened due to interrupted workouts courtesy of all that lady attention at the gym? .

 

[Powerslide]

It is actually a good point, many charities pay those that collect donations, paid in commissions. The more donations they get the more money they get paid.

I think paid collectors should have to disclose how much commission they get paid before they take any 'donations'. Organisations such as cornucopia have created a whole business specialising in it.

 

[Lil Ms Fabulous]

This gets on my nerves when I go shopping and get confronted by these idiots as soon as I enter those places.

Solution: Yank out the phone and pretend to be on a call and they leave you alone - works like a charm every time

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Surf Life saving ***** in shopping centres are the worst for it, won't make eye contact and they still shout out to you

 

[Blue_boost]

There's just too many of them. It's nice to help out but if you said yes to all of em, you would be homeless.

Even hungry jacks a d McDonald's try nab you at the drive through.

Government needs to regulate it, it's becoming beyond a joke

Look at the calendar, always a day you gotta support one mob or another.

 

[Blue_boost]

Surf Life saving ***** in shopping centres are the worst for it, won't make eye contact and they still shout out to you

That mob needs an uppercut. They want you to donate so they can go surfing?

 

[N4TE]

It is actually a good point, many charities pay those that collect donations, paid in commissions. The more donations they get the more money they get paid.

I think paid collectors should have to disclose how much commission they get paid before they take any 'donations'. Organisations such as cornucopia have created a whole business specialising in it.

We use to have a tenant that specialised in this. The business would take 80% and it’s all on commission how much the charity muggers could sell. They all had targets and there was a specific type the owner would only take so think above an 8 sort of thing. It was toxic, cutthroat, bitchy and harsh environment with alit of inter office relationships and dramas and the staff turnover was massive. Also a lot were just English or Irish backpackers. In the mornings they would do shit like get in circles chanting ect to rev them self up. Most of them were fucking the boss to try to get into the top circle where it would be wild parties he would put on but even though he was racking it in no one was making massive money. Money got reported stolen once or twice and then like typical dodgy fuckers I came in on a Monday and did a walk through of all the levels and they had just packed up and gone broke their lease and lost their bond. Went back the next day to organise for the locks to be changed as they still had keys and someone had come that night and pushed up every ceiling tile in the tenancy obviously frantically looking for something they had hidden up there.

 

[FreshSoulL]

Theyre completely fucked up. Border line scamming really. They guilt trip you and like said in a previous post they dont really care if you can afford it or not, or if you are supporting other charities. Many of them don't even care about the victims they are supposedly supporting and want to fill their pocket with their commission pay.

Theyre scavenging dogs.

 

[KambahOne]

I only support a couple of charities as you can't support them all, but I point blank refuse to hand over my bank details. I'll slide a folded lobster into the Salvation Army box as I walk past, I'll buy a book of raffle tickets for the RSPCA, but absolutely no direct debits as you have to fight to get those cancelled once they've got your details.

 

[DinkumDog]

It was toxic, cutthroat, bitchy and harsh environment

Charities or Bulldogs Board Meetings? .

 

[Wahesh]

Many try shirt front you and publicly shame you if you don't give em money.

Hold on... how do they publicly shame you if you don't give them money?

 

[Wahesh]

This gets on my nerves when I go shopping and get confronted by these idiots as soon as I enter those places.

Solution: Yank out the phone and pretend to be on a call and they leave you alone - works like a charm every time

Nope. I walk straight past them, as soon as they get the first word of their "donation" scam out of their mouth, I immediately cut them off and reply "Sorry, I'm running late" and walk fast.

 

[SPEARTAKVIDREFS]

You could always dress up as a goth when going to the shops. Kiss boots, make up, the works. Bet they wont come near you but if they do you can hiss at them eyes wide open and chase them out of the place.

 

[CroydonDog]

I know that its really hard for charities to get monies in these days (combination of a number of things), but i just despise their use of chuggers. I sponsored a child in a 3rd world country years ago but stopped when I challenged the charity as to why they use the 3rd party fundraisers, when it seems such an inefficient form of fundraising. The chuggers are not personally invested or give a fuck about the charity, and its obvious when you speak to them.

There are some brilliant charities out there. Don't put them all in the same boat and never give. There is so much information on the internet to help you and indexes that show how a charity stacks up.

 

[Natboy]

At least they won’t try to shake your hand now.
The only time I’d give them the time of day is when they were hot Swedish backpackers so there’s good and bad changes with covid in this respect

 

[Blue_boost]

Hold on... how do they publicly shame you if you don't give them money?

How about churches that pass round a basket for donations. Everyone is looking at the basket as it goes round. If you don't put in, Everyone sees and your cursed.

 

[The DoggFather]

Trick is to look like my avatar (Kerry King) and naturally people don't bother you lol

 

[The DoggFather]

How about churches that pass round a basket for donations. Everyone is looking at the basket as it goes round. If you don't put in, Everyone sees and your cursed.

Some Churches are worse than others. I went to a Lebo Maronite church for a Christening and they came around 3 times.

I guess that's still less than the Hillsong cult sho probably charge a cover fee.