They call our house all the time from different charities. The only one that my Mom gave to was the Make a Wish charity because we know that one is legit..and once she gave to the Leukemia society
Mom controls all charitible spending for my parents and vets worthy causes. The shortlist presently is The Heritage Foundation, The Nimitz Museum, the Ronald Reagan Foundation, and Judicial Watch.
I am no longer charitable... I don’t even donate blood... though I am on the National Bone Marrow Donor registry.
Used to donate to a Breast Cancer site. Did some research and found that they raised 32 million. /but 28 million went to the companies that did the calling for them! Less than 5% for research. Cut them off@
The “Do Not Call” registry is one of the many failures of government. First, charities and political organizations are exempt. Second, the law is not being enforced. My land line is inundated with calls of all types every day from businesses, charities, religious groups, scammers, and political groups.
Now I’m seeing an increase in unwanted calls to my unlisted cell phone. Enforce the Do Not Call a Registry, and give consumers the ability to ban political and charity solicitation, and you’ll see a quick end to the scam charities. The technology certainly exists to identify the violators and prosecute them.
P.S. I’m also tired of my local town permitting charities to fund raise at major intersections. Yesterday, it seemed like every time I stopped at a light, people with buckets swarmed into the streets soliciting donations from drivers of stopped cards.