tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post5704764816091042395..comments2024-01-24T14:45:33.943+00:00Comments on Reduce to Common Sense: Sweet CharityRanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-37358232364946334222008-06-13T22:03:00.000+01:002008-06-13T22:03:00.000+01:00Generally I would not contribute unless all of the...Generally I would not contribute unless all of the money went to the charity. Otherwise it's like me going round the office and saying "if you give me £50 towards my holiday this year then I promise to donate some money to charity."<BR/>However, I have asked for sponsorship for a bike ride before. All of the money raised went to the charity but I knew that the charity spent £40K running the Ann Cardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706862238428041940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-23644404380927996972008-06-12T15:39:00.000+01:002008-06-12T15:39:00.000+01:00Hmm, so would you refuse to donate if part of the ...Hmm, so would you refuse to donate if part of the money went to paying for the adventure? <BR/><BR/>View on cause related marketing follows. I couldn't care less if 10p from a special edition goes to fund x, if the normal edition is 11p cheaper I'll buy that. Corporations do not choose which charities will get my spend. And I've said before that promotions are basically ignored and irrelevant Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-59168324552146174992008-06-11T21:19:00.000+01:002008-06-11T21:19:00.000+01:00For me this is simple. Subsedising an adventure u...For me this is simple. Subsedising an adventure under the guise of raising money for charity is wrong. There are people who get this right by paying for the experience themselves and requesting charitable donations in addition.<BR/>I wonder how you view Cause Related Marketing in which an organisation pays a vast some promoting a campaign in which a much smaller some benefits a good cause.Ann Cardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706862238428041940noreply@blogger.com