Feed my People is a charity which I have always believed is doing good work especially for destitute children in Africa.  I now believe that they are good at something else too.  Their database records my donations over a long period of time and I consider that to be a good thing, proving that their systems are efficient and their donors profiles accurate (probably more accurate than my memory).  If that leads to appeals targeted to like minded supporters then so much the better.

Thank you letters are sometimes criticised as a waste of time and money.  I am not sure whether the Camphill Family have a box which if ticked does not result in a thank you letter, but I have just received one and I have to say that its language and its tone were very welcome.  It is good to be kept up to date with what is happening at the heart of a charity in which one has taken an interest.

The Child Survival Fund is one of those charities, without which, the existence of many children in parts of war-torn Africa would be dire.  I am quite happy to buy the stationery note cards which I have just received as an incentive because they are attractive but I do think that the charity could and should at least have mentioned its existence on the cards so that when I send them the word would be spread to a group of people.

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