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Originally posted by DonovanPhillips@Feb 5 2004, 08:48 AM
I have no idea who you are. Are you a habitual pessimist? Businesses are constantly challenged to donate to charity when they see their competitors doing it. They try to "one-up" each other and the charities end up benefitting.
I was challenged to start doing this when I noticed ALSScan.com donates a percentage of their 1 Year sign ups to children's charities. I thought, "Hey, why don't *I* do that too? But instead of donating only percentages of 1 year joins, I'll donate on ALL credit card and check sign ups."
AND I'm hoping other webmasters will follow suit.
Let's say I donate $50,000 to St. Jude Children's hospital.... do you think the receiving families whose children's lives are saved will give a f--ck whether or not someone on an adult webmaster board feels sick and tired of hearing people using "charitable donations" as a "marketing tool"?
For some reason, I really don't think they will.
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i would say that when i post, i tend to be fairly cynical. the message board is a marketing and promotional tool, nothing more. thats why everyone is here.
its great to give to charity. really great. but it can also be a tragic waste in what is nothing more than a feel good move or marketing ploy.
I dont think a recieving family cares about the blah blah blah. you are not the recieving family. you are the guy hoping to exploit the recieving family which contradicts the very concept of charity. that has always bothered me. cause based marketing to me is sort of offensive. i dont mind when its about saving the rain forest by buying a particular brand of food... i mind when its about exploiting a 4 year old girl with 3rd degree burns on 90% of her body for financial gain.
most organized charities are clusterfucks as someone pointed out already. federal tax law requires them to give away only 5% of their total net worth every year (used to be maybe recent changes occured). it was only a few years ago when they began to finally limit the salaries of directors and other "paid consultants" of charities who were paying themselves the bulk of the money taken in.
if you want to be a good guy go find a girl who needs a liver in a hospital and pay for it. that would be an amazing act and you would not need to impress us by letting us know about it. you could just go help the little girl.