Fundraising Appeals

I've started this file to keep track of organizations that actually listen to their friends. Southern Poverty Law Center and Planned Parenthood were the first to earn my ire, and I sent letters to them in times past to let them know that their fundraising efforts were outrageous. They would ignore me, never once addressing my concerns. The appeals continue nonetheless, a waste of other donors' money....

Now I've got a (fairly) standard letter which I send. I use that for each new organization that I choose to fund. One has already failed this most recent test: Amnesty International, much to my dismay.

Ratings for charities:

• give.org
• Charity Navigator (use their search)

Successes (so far!)

• CARE (website)
  • Sat Dec 8 11:58:48 EST 2007
• Shriners
  • Sat Dec 8 11:58:48 EST 2007
• Oxfam America (website)
  • Fri Dec 23 00:02:35 EST 2005
  • Sat Dec 8 11:58:48 EST 2007 (local copy)
• Population Connection (website)
  • Fri Dec 23 00:03:39 EST 2005
  • Sat Dec 8 11:58:34 EST 2007 (local copy)
• Guttmacher Institute (website)
  • Fri Dec 23 00:04:24 EST 2005
  • Sat Dec 8 11:58:14 EST 2007 (local copy)
• Partners in Health (website)
  • Charity Navigator
  • Thu Mar 9 09:45:16 EST 2006
  • Sat Dec 8 11:57:49 EST 2007 (local copy)
• Doctors without Borders (website)
  • Thu Mar 9 09:45:16 EST 2006
  • Sat Dec 8 12:23:49 EST 2007 (local copy)
• EngenderHealth (website)
  • Thu Mar 9 09:45:16 EST 2006
  • Sat Dec 8 12:24:04 EST 2007 (local copy)

Failures:

• Planned Parenthood
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• Amnesty International -- Fri Dec 23 00:04:03 EST 2005
  • Wed Feb 8 16:03:33 EST 2006: Amnesty international USA failed, sending me an appeal dated Feb. 2006 from William F. Schulz. I replied with a copy of my letter that they should remove me from their fundraising efforts.

Prospects:

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