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Begging or working...8th grade girls
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<blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 418430" data-attributes="member: 1417"><p>The world's full of people asking for help. Some are legit, some aren't. There are a lot of organizations asking for $ to fund their programs. Public radio and TV give something in return but others like the Red Cross or United Way don't (not a direct return to the donor like a car wash). You have to pick and choose. I give to orgs like the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology because I believe is their work with birds. I have also given to causes that seem important but sometimes hopeless like a clinic in Belize. I almost never will give to the people standing at intersections with the cardboard sign.</p><p></p><p>I was married to a professional fundraiser for 20 years. I always thought the work seemed exhausting and demeaning. Having your hand out all the time just can't feel good. As for the eighth grade girls, I probably wouldn't give for a school trip but I might if they were raising funds to get things for the school. A school trip benefits them personally and my take is that is their problem. If they needed basketballs or musical instruments for the school I might think otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobberboy, post: 418430, member: 1417"] The world's full of people asking for help. Some are legit, some aren't. There are a lot of organizations asking for $ to fund their programs. Public radio and TV give something in return but others like the Red Cross or United Way don't (not a direct return to the donor like a car wash). You have to pick and choose. I give to orgs like the Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology because I believe is their work with birds. I have also given to causes that seem important but sometimes hopeless like a clinic in Belize. I almost never will give to the people standing at intersections with the cardboard sign. I was married to a professional fundraiser for 20 years. I always thought the work seemed exhausting and demeaning. Having your hand out all the time just can't feel good. As for the eighth grade girls, I probably wouldn't give for a school trip but I might if they were raising funds to get things for the school. A school trip benefits them personally and my take is that is their problem. If they needed basketballs or musical instruments for the school I might think otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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