September 22, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Gone are the days when Guide Dogs appeared to be well financed, and so a practical matter-of-fact letter arrives. It explains that Guide Dogs makes a lifelong commitment to every guide dog owner to provide them with a guide dog, and ongoing support, for as long as they need. For a blind or partially sighted [...]
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September 15, 2008 at 6:13 pm
It looks as though an international charity (which had better remain nameless) has bought a mailing list of of non-existent people (and I strongly suspect it is not the only charity to do so).
Let me explain: Royal Mail uses an agency to monitor the efficiency of the postal service (and the results are published). The [...]
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September 9, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Unfortunately, charities don’t always appreciate that they need to inspire confidence in potential donors. They are often very good at specifying what they need, but lose out by not showing how efficiently and well-managed they are.
For instance, Deafblind UK has not inspired me with confidence by writing to me at an organisation – at an [...]
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