I never receive snail mail these days, so it was with mild excitement that I opened the mailbox to find a leaflet that implored me to help save a 50-year-old local church (ancient by NZ standards) by donating towards its restoration. I’m not a church-goer so I can’t say I felt too strongly about it, […]
With so many people asking for money and worthy fundraising organizations, how do you decide where to send your donations (if anywhere)?
I tend to stick with animals. As a kid I used to do voluntary work at the local RSPCA, which involved a few icky chores like cleaning out litter trays, but I also got […]
The other day I received a heartrending email that I simply couldn’t ignore. Please pull up a chair and I’ll share it with you.
Samuel wrote: Am samuel….am from Nigeria….i really need your financail surport.
The email was unfortunately lacking in detail. Normally in these types of communication I’ve won a lottery, or someone has a […]
How on earth would I know how to get a donation from a rich person? Well, people think I do know. More and more people are searching for that phrase and similar in Google and then they click on my site in the results. They must be disappointed when they arrive. I am no expert […]
Is a blogger asking for an online donation just gratuitous cyber-begging?
Yesterday I went to a gospel church in Harlem. Going to church is not the norm for me; I was not raised under any religion, so the few times I’ve been I’ve always learned something new.
Yesterday, after an animated sermon on recognisng Satan and lots of singing and clapping (I perfected my “ay-men!”), a basket […]
