Doing it for Charidee - Caring, Helpful or following the latest trend?

[Shadow]

Is it just me that thinks it or are others experiencing the current phenomenon where it appears almost everyone is currently raising money for charity?

I'm all for donating to worthwhile charities as I know they need all the help they can get, but 2/3rds of my Facebook feed is friends asking for donations as they are doing something for charity.

I will donate money if I can afford it, if it's a worthwhile charity that I believe in and it's a close friend but I'm not a flippin millionaire.

Some of the cheeky blighters are calling me tight because I haven't sponsored them personally.

I've even had to unfriend a couple of people due to them posting every ½ hour asking for money!

Is anyone else experiencing this at the moment? Has it become the new cool thing to do rather than raising money because you want to help?

 

[Cobra]

Has it become the new cool thing to do rather than raising money because you want to help?

I think thats sums it up TBH

 

[MartynK]

I don't have social media accounts, so that doesn't concern me. I do contribute to charities if I support their cause, and I can afford it, but it's at my discretion. I don't respond to direct requests or sign debit orders.

 

[Nod]

What I find a little wrong is that at least one of the online collectors take a 5% cut of the donations made through them. I tend to go to the charities' headquarters or shops and donate directly so I can do the giftaid thing as well.

 

[viv1969]

What I find a little wrong is that at least one of the online collectors take a 5% cut of the donations made through them. I tend to go to the charities' headquarters or shops and donate directly so I can do the giftaid thing as well.

Still only a relatively small bit gets to the charity's "working" level.

 

[ChasG]

Instead of giving a donation to the PDSA I spoke with the manager, found out what they needed within my budget, then bought the item.
My thinking was that the particular hospital and staff had helped my dog and I was not contributing to the executives Christmas bonus.

 

[viv1969]

Instead of giving a donation to the PDSA I spoke with the manager, found out what they needed within my budget, then bought the item.
My thinking was that the particular hospital and staff had helped my dog and I was not contributing to the executives Christmas bonus.

We did the same for the Mcmillan hospice that cared for my mum.

 

[Doing the Dishes]

Instead of giving a donation to the PDSA I spoke with the manager, found out what they needed within my budget, then bought the item.
My thinking was that the particular hospital and staff had helped my dog and I was not contributing to the executives Christmas bonus.

That's similar to what we do when we try and support the re-homing place where we got our dog Marley from.
A couple of large bags of dry food or something in the equipment department when we can afford to
is sometimes better than the odd £10 here or there.

 

[SarahLee]

It certainly seems to be the latest fad.

If it's a close friend, a charity I want to support and they're doing something particularly challenging then I'll give something.
Otherwise, I have a few charities that I support by donating either cash or services, but I prefer to do that quietly in my own way rather than making a song and dance about it on social media.
Maybe I'm just completely out of touch <shrug>