Cass, there is much merit in your post and it is admirable that you contribute as you do.

However (predictably) , I have a couple of small niggles ..........

"and what has changed?? Nothing, you are still here collecting for the same cause as 50 years ago."
Animal cruelty will never magically stop. Homelessness will always exist. Families will be robbed. Houses burn down. Natural disasters occur.
No charity can stop such things permanently - however well-managed they are.

" (a) History has taught us that much of the donations get misappropriated by corrupt governments, get used to buy arms or
(b) simply get swallowed up in administration so no I won’t give to these causes any more"
(a) this seems to refer mainly to 'foreign aid' - government stuff - they are not likely to come knocking at your door.
(b) again, this is a government problem. For a charity to be approved to solicit funds from the public, governments should legislate that audited annual returns are mandatory and "expenses" only reasonable.
If the British government does not do that, well yes, expect charlatans to pop up.

To berate the poor bugger at the door without knowing their cause is bogus just seems a tad ..... unfortunate.
For all one knows, that collector may well be a hard-working volunteer who has sacrificed much for a cause.
Pre-rehearsed tirades from those who tar all with the same brush would be pretty depressing for a genuine worker.
I wouldn't blame them for giving up - and the world would be worse off.

Phew ...... !

I have a notice on the door asking them not to call. If they ignore it that is at their own peril.

Among the charities we do support are a couple of local animal charities , the local food bank and the salvation army.

I dont have a problem with charity as such but I hate the guilt trip that comes with it and I wont be pressured or bullied on my own doorstep.

I have a notice on the door asking them not to call. If they ignore it that is at their own peril.
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