The phone rang today. It was a California number. I picked up and a recorded voice said "this is a call from (telephone #) for a cause that you support. We realize that we called you but there is no-one available to talk to your right now....." Abruptly I disconnected. Ten minutes later the same California number rang again. I picked up the phone and without saying anything put the receiver down on the kitchen counter until I heard a dial tone. I have registered on every do not call list that is out there. But organizations that have benefited from my money are exempt. Its maddening. We all do it. Send our $ then watch the recipient spend it mailing us back to ask for a larger gift.
Fund raising is not about doing good anymore its a business. There are so many non-profits out there they compete with each other. Medical school is over, MBA's are over, dot coms are over the next trend is start your own foundation! That is what the bright young things who graduate today are doing.
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