International : Development and Relief Services
International Rescue Committee
Aiding refugees and communities victimized by war
Still inundated with mailings
Posted by polkes | June 26, 2009 6:15:35 AM
I asked the IRC to please take my name off their mailing lists, e-mail, telephone calls, letters for contributions. Spend your money on those who need it. Please don't disregard my request for "no more solicitation." It just makes me angry and my contributions go to other charities which are not so pushy!
Contact by charity
Posted by polkes | June 15, 2009 12:32:27 PM
I agree. I have been inundated with e-mails, telephone calls and mailings after sending a donation. Contributing is a choice made by me and not to be forced upon the donor. And how much money is being wasted by these marketing ploys instead of sending it to where it's needed?
People, don't be so sensitive and self-important!
Posted by Reaction | May 11, 2009 6:08:47 AM
So you go some extra mail or phone calls because you became one of the few to reach out a helping hand to a charity doing crucial work. Get over it and keep giving!
CEO SALARY
Posted by OUR WORLD | February 25, 2009 6:47:17 AM
I hope the your CEO will take a reduction in pay. During this extreme economic downturn donations will no doubt decrease and so should the CEO's hefty salary.
Stop CEO self-beneficience
Posted by echiprt | February 20, 2009 7:03:44 AM
There is no reason for these CEO salaries to be so high. Check out some of the equivalent charities. These are funds taken away from the help needed by the people the charity serves. The justification that CEO's need this salary in order to be able to raise the funds that they do is not viable. There are many capable financial and corporate people out there (sometime retired and thus work for almost free) that can do a very good job. We need to start complaining about these things.
And the percentage of expenses is an old argument because people with a lot less salary manage bigger accounts and in the private sector.
Great Charity; Respectful of Privacy
Posted by Esmae | December 11, 2008 6:49:40 AM
This charity has a privacy policy - when asked not to share your name or call you they do NOT. All you have to do is ask. This is a great charity; I have seen their work on the ground in Africa and I have volunteered with them in the U.S. Money is well spent.
BOMBARDED with mail!
Posted by fiveacestx | December 5, 2008 6:35:29 AM
I was feeling charitable right after the Myanmar cyclone hit so I donated $50 to IRC. Now I get 2 to 3 snail mail requests PER DAY for money from all sorts of charity organizations. Never again.
Privacy protection
Posted by Rebeca99 | August 8, 2008 5:52:39 AM
Maybe you're one of the best donor they have in their whitelist. However, I agree charity should be volunteered, not forced. It seems kinda selling things.
International Rescue Committee
Posted by Biscuit | February 11, 2008 12:42:09 PM
I have given to this charity several times & believe in their work. I never give my home phone number to any charity, but now I am receiving calls soliciting for IRC. I won't be sending any more gifts because they went too far in getting my personal phone number and calling me, usually during my dinner hour. Don't abuse the privacy of the giver.
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Unsolicited appeals
Posted by RichTX | October 30, 2009 9:08:56 AM
I got a solicitation from this charity. I had never donated to them, so I assume that they bought some list. I did a little research and found that some of these lists include which charities you have donated to, and in some cases how much you donated. So I have a policy concerning donations: 1. I never donate to a charity that got my name from some list (i.e., that I have never had any contact with before) no matter how highly rated the charity is. 2. I always ask, when donating to a charity, that they not share my name. This makes donating online hard, because there never seems to be an opt-out option online. 3. If I find one of my charities has shared my name, despite being asked not to, I stop donating to that charity - regardless of how deserving they may be. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to determine which charity gave out your name. I also don't knowingly donate to religious based charities unless I know they don't push their beliefs on those they help.