Talk about many a true word said in jest this is absolutely spot on, one often pondered. Like RNLI(who i do make regular donations to) and various other rescue services living off charities, cancer care etc. Where the f is our money going!
We have regular standing orders to a couple of charities - St Francis hospice and Cancer research but we used to donate to two others. After several warnings, I cancelled them when they kept phoning up and asking for either one-off extra donations or to increase our monthly donation. We still give the same total amount so the two we still support are now getting more.
Apparently Just giving donated £100k to the fund too.. don't know if it was done early or in response to the media and their cut of the funds..
Yes you can't help but feel it was best done quick to stop any inquisitive moles digging under the surface. As securespark has rightly pointed out i think they should give the rest minus banking handling fees of course. Most of the back end work here is purely transaction based and automated.
Just giving are not a charity, as a business anything they give, directly or by reducing fees, is a good thing, and I don't think they,or any business/person should be shamed into giving. A lot on here will have their own reasons for giving or not giving to a charity, it's a choice, not an obligation. A few years ago I gave an old hi fi stack to BHF, they sold it within a week for well over £100, asked me if I wanted the money as they would still make money due to tax rules, told them to keep it all.
I don't have a problem with 1% fees, I don't, it's not excessively greedy imo. They can't work for nothing and without the ease of the company set up, I doubt very much if Captain Tom would've done so well, esp with the overseas donations.
It is never ending,,,adopt a bear,,,save the donkies,rain forest,on and on,,,supermarkets wishing to take a donation at the till,big issue outside the shop,
