| Topic: | Re:Re:New home for household goods. | |
| Posted by: | Ben Owen | |
| Date/Time: | 24/04/11 10:22:00 |
| Companies working for commercial gain are a huge problem to charities. British Heart Foundation reckon that they have seen a 25% drop in donations due to commercial operators costing them £3 million in lost donations. As little as 5 percent can go to the charity via a third party collection. However, don't feel too sorry for BHF: they have an annual income of almost £200million and a lot of it is tied up in investments, equities and bonds. Finally, think carefully what you donate to a charity shop. If it is rubbish then the shop has to dispose it at a cost which could do more harm than good to your donations. |