Fundraising
While the media last week fixated on the political “divide” in Australia, with vastly divergent views expressed on the carbon tax at the forums and some confrontations between people with passionate viewpoints, it’s worth remembering that every day of every week, Aussies are getting on with their lives and doing remarkable things.
It’s worth remembering that there is so much more that unites us as a nation than that which currently divides us.
All that is great about Australia was on display in a rain-soaked corner of Queensland last weekend.
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Asking people to do anything is tough. Asking them to give you money is even harder. Yet that’s what charity and social cause organisations have to do every day. Nearly all of their advertising focuses on one of two ways to unlock peoples’ wallets to raise money.
It’s either:
1) A rational message: Providing statistics that show how important the charity is, and how large the task at hand is. For example, how many lives are at risk, how many people have died, how many degrees the earth has warmed up and so on.
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Fiona says:
Go live in the USA then. Their capitalist system is doing ever so well atm. Read more »
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fml says:
did you just stutter? Read more »
I am about to go on holiday… scrub that. Start again. Myself and a group of my well-remunerated stockbroker buddies are about to undertake a gruelling 800km ride from Adelaide to Melbourne.
20 years ago we would have gone on a golf trip, sucked piss for five days and told off-colour jokes. The times they are a-changing hey?
What’s also new… well not so new now, is that my holiday is now an opportunity for you to lighten your wallet.
Continue reading "Cough up, ‘cos we’re all going on a fundraising holiday" »
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trentyn says:
Mahhrat, a simple check of my link would have shown you that my real name was associated with my face. (site may have been changed since event is over) It is a shame that creating awareness often means someone need to be recognised speaking onits behalf. my anonymously donating to… Read more »
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bikinis on top says:
Your comment :if you cough up, you know you have a cold or influenza. remember, Liberal voters never go on holidays as they are so dedicated to business, work, the right thing, god, and the big end of town. Read more »
People are dying because breast cancer awareness has eclipsed the dangers of bowel cancer, and other ‘less sexy’ cancers.
If that sounds melodramatic, consider this: A national Cancer Council study released today confirms most people think that breast cancer is Australia’s biggest killer. It also found the awareness of breast cancer screening is double that for bowel cancer, although both yield similarly life-saving results.
They have highlighted bowel cancer’s ‘tragic anonymity’ despite it being more common and more deadly than breast cancer. Compare this then, to the ‘hyper awareness’ around breast cancer.
Continue reading "Breast is beating bowel in the battle of the cancers" »
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Elizabeth says:
I don’t think cancer screening is a must-have and that coming from a woman is totally unacceptable in most countries. It shouldn’t be… I’ve never understood why our cancer screening is so emotive, dishonest, irrational and political - and loaded with vested interests. Informed consent is a joke in our… Read more »
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Eliz52 says:
Angel, HPV related oral and head cancer occurs more frequently than cervical cancer and gets very little air time. More lives could have been saved focusing on that cancer. Cervical cancer has always been rare and was in decline before screening started and there are no random controlled trials -… Read more »
I’m lucky that only two of my work colleagues have school age children attending a Public School.
So only about four times a year will they accost me at my desk with boxes of Freddo Frogs and other assorted chocolates.
And only four times a year will I have to tell them to piss off because I’m not buying.
Continue reading "Fundraising chocolate will be the death of me" »
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Buffy says:
I’m not weary of charities begging for dollars… I understand, as you do, that there are some areas where the government can’t or won’t allocate the funds. I am weary of the cheer number of organisations our there begging for dollars. There seems to be three or more organisations set… Read more »
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Buffy says:
Beth, the “street husslers” get $50 per sign up, and no retainer, and no ongoing payment. Generally from every 200 people they approach they will get 1 sign up, so they have to hassle a lot of people to get their rent paid. And if the person that signs up… Read more »
The world’s first mega church, The Crystal Cathedral in California has filed for bankruptcy owing $50 million or more.
According to reporters at the Orange County Register who combed through court documents, creditors include marketing consultants, television production companies, public relations experts and a publishing company.
Others owed money include a wheelchair foundation, a livestock supplier, dry cleaners, a wardrobe supervisor and the bloke who “managed props for pageants”.
Continue reading "Cracked crystal: mega churches, mega problems" »
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Mitch says:
Brilliant article Kate, well balanced and served with panache. All i can think to say is “Jenga”. Read more »
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marley says:
You know, I’m getting really tired of the cheap, ignorant, snide anti-American remarks I keep hearing. Especially from people who think that “neither a borrower nor a lender be” is from the Bible (it is in fact an extremely well known line from Hamlet). Read more »
Editor’s note: This week on Twitter Rhiannon pledged to donate $10 each day to a different charity. And she’d welcome your suggestions on charities worth donating to. You’ll find her blog and Twitter name at the bottom of her piece.
Here’s my confession: I’ve done a few bad things in my life.
When I was seven I stole some stickers from my teacher. As Julia Roberts would say, big mistake. Huge.
Even now I still turn nauseous now at the thought of banana-scented scratch-and-sniff.
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Bernadette Young says:
I suggest looking further at the work that Toby Ord and the rest of the group at Giving What We Can do - analysis of the cost effectiveness of giving: how much bang do you get for your buck? $10 will save 2 years of life for those affected by… Read more »
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Emma Hobbs says:
Rhiannon can I say that you are doing a really great job in doing this. My frinds say that giving to charities is too overwhelming and they just don’t know where to start. But $10.00 is sometimes all it takes to make a difference. $10.00 can buy a mosquito net… Read more »
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