Charities 'canvassing' for money

I wish some charities would join together as one . Cancer charities, child protection charities, armed forces charities etc. Some have to stand alone , such as air ambulances . janerowen was right, so many cut backs in donations charities have to do more to get funds

I hate it too, but had it explained to me by a friend who works for a charity. When the recession hit, one of the first thing salaried people did was cut their regular contributions, many were made redundant, many more had salaries cut or frozen. Charities were forced to close. Which again led to unemployment. They are a bit desperate at the moment. Apart from donkey sanctuaries which are booming. I'm not surprised - my great aunt left half her inheritance to one in Cornwall!

It's the people in the colourful tabards who stop you in the street that annoy me.

"Would you like to help starving orphans, abandoned puppies, blind veterans etc? "
Of course I would, but I won't pay your commission!

In our High Street it is the same youngsters touting for a different charity each week.

I can see why people stop donating after being pressurised.

I agree Greenfinch. DH has just said 'you should stop them in their tracks' but having just experienced cancer ourselves I can appreciate what people are suffering and feel so hard hearted

I have stopped 3 regular donations for exactly this reason.
They've now lost out as I have redirected my donations to unrelated agencies. I even had a call asking why and trying to persuade me to restart - and to increase my donation by 200%!
The guy just didn't get it!

Regularly and I detest them. They start off thanking you for your support and end up asking for more money. I stop them in their tracks by saying if the call is about increasing my donation I would like to end it now.If a certain amount of money is mentioned I get very cross.

I think we should all be allowed to give to the charities we choose to support. It annoys me that the big national charities are always touting for money while the smaller local ones cannot afford to do so.

I think they all need to examine their methods of fund raising.