tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post8877081867186061745..comments2023-12-23T08:26:04.543-05:00Comments on Gary's third pottery blog: CHARITY: potters and donations!Gary's third pottery bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517401528128108791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-6338751906969775782013-09-16T15:47:04.812-04:002013-09-16T15:47:04.812-04:00Oh, believe me when I tell you musicians get this ...Oh, believe me when I tell you musicians get this too. I can't tell you how many HUGE churches full of expensive decor, who pass the collection plate every single Sunday, expect musicians to play for free. My favorite was once when the very uppity church secretary (who I am suspecting WAS getting paid for her services) told us we should be playing "for the glory of the lord." My friend told her to try to suggest that to the plumber the next time the toilet in the rectory backs up. <br /><br />I'm with you. I will happily donate my time and services to organizations I believe in. If I don't know you, you'd better be pretty convincing.Claudia from Idiot's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541460586713196175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-57125775678728839132013-09-06T03:33:25.636-04:002013-09-06T03:33:25.636-04:00they just don't get how little makers earn fro...they just don't get how little makers earn from their workgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-86692427440558923142013-09-05T22:05:14.514-04:002013-09-05T22:05:14.514-04:00You make a good point about donating to organizati...You make a good point about donating to organizations that have more money than you do. It's difficult. I set a budget for donations, when I reach that I say "no, sorry." Also, I only donate to organizations I care about. We can't possibly donate to everyone that asks and we have to remember that one of the ways some these organizations raise money is by selling donor contact information.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-69757420757724090962013-09-05T21:38:50.558-04:002013-09-05T21:38:50.558-04:00We get asked for donations on a weekly basis. Last...We get asked for donations on a weekly basis. Last year we decided on which charities where meaningful to us and they will get a donation each year... that's it, no more. We have churches that are 20 miles away asking for pottery for an auction! I think that is nervy. One, you aren't even in our community, Two you don't even know what, if any, religion we believe in.<br />30 bowls is a LOT to ask for. We donate a four or five to empty bowls each year. They are always simple bowls with little of no deco.Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-66582929741003549802013-09-05T21:37:51.056-04:002013-09-05T21:37:51.056-04:00I would think that when requesting your donation, ...I would think that when requesting your donation, they should be able to provide all that information at the same time. If they don't, I would simply say "thanks but I've met my quota for donations for this year" .. or similar.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-40395386007793026872013-09-05T21:13:14.438-04:002013-09-05T21:13:14.438-04:00That is a polite letter that you can use in a mult...That is a polite letter that you can use in a multitude of cases. You put it very well, since some people just don't get it. I'm guessing that they think you are some kind of "trust fund hippy," as we used to call them in Maine in the late 1960s-early '70s.~ Sil in Coreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950258284505174877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-1910983558065896892013-09-05T20:59:10.533-04:002013-09-05T20:59:10.533-04:00if they don't give you a good reason to give- ...if they don't give you a good reason to give- if they can't make a case to compel you- if they can't show you how your gift will help what they do- then they're not very good at what they do and have not earned a donation! (Spoken as a professional fundraiser meself.)<br />k.a. barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06938906824150132152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-576713095937364949.post-10285951008607404402013-09-05T20:22:05.983-04:002013-09-05T20:22:05.983-04:00I just have learn how to say no a lot.
It is amazi...I just have learn how to say no a lot.<br />It is amazing how many people ask for donations.<br />I love when they say, I have never been to your shop before.<br />And, we will never see them again.<br />We do donate to a few things, but we are very picky about who gets our work for free.<br />I don't think people realize they are taking income from us when they ask for a donation.<br />Straight up it is money out if our pocket.<br />We pay all the same bills that anyone has plus have carried our own health insurance for years.<br />Really, I would love if they would donate to me.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.com