March 28, 2008 at 10:28 am
Not a pen, pencil, etc – but a crutch with the appeal letter from Handicap International: albeit a miniature bamboo crutch taped to the letter.
While the letter came from Cambodia (with a postage stamp commemorating the organisation’s 25th anniversary), and was signed by the Cambodian Programme Director, donations go to a Home Counties UK address, [...]
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March 22, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Some years ago, living elsewhere, I participated in a continuing survey for Royal Mail. Each participant is given a special name – so that all post arriving for that name is known to be solely for the survey.
So, the Church Urban Fund sends a mailing to that non-existent person, at my old address. The present [...]
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March 18, 2008 at 4:11 pm
A problem for many charities is to work out whether to ask for a specific sum and, if so, how much. Quite often, when the asked-for amount is forthcoming, they must question whether they should have asked for more.
From time to time, The Prostate Cancer Charity asks me for £1000 for its Research Action Fund. [...]
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