Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Crackdown on charity 'gifts' | Society | Society Guardian

Crackdown on charity 'gifts' | Society | Society Guardian: "Charity watchdogs today launched a crackdown on fundraisers who mail out unsolicited gifts to make potential donors feel guilty enough to give money.

The Insitiute of Fundraising has changed its code of practice to stop charities sending items such as umbrellas, slippers, aprons and Christmas cards when they are used to 'generate a donation primarily because of financial guilt or to cause embarassment'."

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