Chuggers

[giggirl]

There are chuggers out this morning on Lordship Lane. I detest chuggers. They never ever give a straight answer as to how much money they keep back in fees. If you keep pressing the question and demand to know how much the charity receives then they just get arsey with you. Plus it really bugs me how much they flirt to try and get you to sign up.

Here's my advice, if you want to give money to the NSPCC then click on the below link, then double click on the red "donate" link. The charity will receive every single penny that you give to them and they can claim the tax back. If you have signed up with the chuggers today then I would urge you to cancel your standing order immediately and donate direct.

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/WhatWeDo/MediaCentre/OurCampaigns/Ourcampaigns_wda36383.html

[SteveT]

Good for you giggley, opening my eyes to which the most efficient charity is, as opposed to Oxfam where 19 shillings in every pound goes on advertising or 11 pence in every shilling I forget which exactly.

[david_carnell]

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[Bellenden Belle]

Having worked for a national charity that used chuggers I agree with giggirl - it takes more than a year to re-coup the fees for each successful sign up. It relies solely on the assumption that people won't cancel their direct debit but will just keep on giving.

Also - I would urge people thinking of giving to charity to actually consider smaller charities in their local area rather than always going for the obvious national charities. Your money can go an awful lot further when it's not supporting Head Offices and expensive marketing campaigns.

A really good resource is www.thebiggive.org.uk - you can put in your charitable interests, your location and it will bring up lots of small charities looking for support.