How do you feel about door-to-door charity campaigners (RSPCC or RSPCA )

Question

Would you help? or would you turn them away?

Answer 1

I don't like it.  I am not able to give much to charity due to not having a lot of money myself.  I will donate a little when I have it but I don't need to be made to feel guilty by haing someone knocking on my front door and asking for money which I can't give.  I feel its wrong to actually ASK for money.  Advertise, place collection boxes, run charity shops, jumble sales and so forth, that gives people the choice of whether to give or not, but its not right to put people under pressure to donate.

Answer 2

We have a tin of coppers and 5ps which stocks up pretty fash so if anyone ever comes by we just give them that - doesn't amount to much but it beats shutting the door on them

Answer 3

I don't like in your face campaigners. Everyone is aware of the charities and if they wish to donate they would without the hassle of people knocking at your door. I do actually give £50 a month to the RSPCA but that was my choice and not because someone knocked at my door.

Answer 4

RSPCC help,RSPCA no they kill more animals than help them.

Answer 5

The RSPCA put down 64,000 animals last year, so not the sort of cause I would support.

Everyone has the right to decide what causes they will and won't support - if someone calls at your door, politely inform them that you already support certain causes and your funds are committed.

Answer 6

Let your left hand not know what the right one does. That is charity. And not to collect on doors. I say thank you and good bye.

Answer 7

the only people I am generous to when they come to the door are the Jehovah`s Witless people. I donate loads of my time to them with pointless arguments and obscure stories .My stories and point of view gets more and more outrageous until they start to back away down the garden path.Managed to keep the last pair away from the vulnerable populace for nearly 2hrs.

Answer 8

If it was RSPCC I'd listen but then send them away and I send any animal charities away straight away....what annoys me about them is that the people don't work for the charity they work for an advertising company based on comission only - my friend went for an interview one day when they were doing RSPCA and said they do so many dodgy things, like keeping your card details etc.

Answer 9

They should be called, Charity Cam-PAIN-ers.  

Answer 10

i dont answer the door at all unless i know that someone specific is coming to see me

Answer 11

I love the RSPCA and what they do.

I've been trying to become a volunteer for ages!

I donate all the time.

Although i hate door to door people.

They seem really annoying and put you on the spot..

But yeah.

I'd probably help, because of the cause but I'd rather do it by phone or person.

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Answer 12

I have a NO TRESPASSING sign on my front gate.

Answer 13

sorry, I give to whom I choose to and will not be approached at home.  I know how much the RSPCA waste too.

Answer 14

I know they are doing a beneficial job, but street canvassing is very invasive and is giving charities a bad name.

I actually got offered a charity agency job to do door to door/street canvassing for a range of charities such as RSPCA and GreenPeace, but I didn't take it as firstly I was still at uni and secondly I didn't fancy standing out in the rain all day pestering people.

What shocked me the most is that the money is substantial for a charity. The charity agency started off at about 8.00 an hour and for each person you sign up you get about £3.00. What made me wonder is how are these animals/vulnerable people receiving any of the benefits. If a person gets 3 sign ups a day (a prudent estimation) they are making about £70 a day. How are the charities benefiting from this?

The average person donates about £5 a month to a charity which is £60 a year.What is the likely hood that this person will donate forever the way the system is going?The charity probably gets a minimal amount of that money a year.I know I'd rather volunteer to help animals myself than give money which is spent on wages and administrative costs.

I know charities are doing the best they can because volunteering is a rareity, but door to door campaigning is becoming aggressive and commission based. Them campaigners rarely want to personally help the charity...they want their bonuses/commission which is why one of them actually CHASED me down the street to talk to me.

I hope these charities find better ways. For example carrying out events where ticket sales can be donated to charity and getting sponsers to support them is better than what their doing now! Have any of you actually seen these campaigners stop someone and make a point of sale?Answer is probably no!