Charity at checkout?

[Porkypine]

The big corporate charities are a disgusting racket, it's just (a very profitable) business

 

[premmington]

The big corporate charities are a disgusting racket, it's just (a very profitable) business

I know a very local animal charity - that seems to be doing good work - loads of volunteers...

On the surface... A model charity - doing good work.

When we looked into it - with a view to donate a largish sum of money.

The farm they working on - is leased at a huge rent - massively over market rent to the person who runs the charity's Brother.

 

[Shedendman]

@Wozzaaah
Heres one for you i've kept quiet until now
back in march 2024 i was involved in a car accident,got rear ended
off to A&E for scans etc,they found something alright
a nasty lump growing in my throat,on the tonsil
so after tests,biopsies etc, yes,it was cancer
i spent 6 weeks may/june 2024 having Chemo radiotherapy,no frigging party i can tell you,as some on here might know where i'm coming from
I was introduce to the MacMillian nurse from day one i was told,never ever saw her again,absolutely sod all from them,in fact,they're suppose to be 24hr help,i called one night knocking on deaths door,i got an answerphone,left a message,please help asap,SOD ALL BACK
they have a macMillian centre right smack back opp the cancer treatment place in brighton
yes you get free tea/coffee,but you want anything else like time to chat,you have to pay a contribution(excuse freaking me?)
oh and get this,the so called MM centre stop all the nurses from the cancer place from coming in and buying their lunch/sandwiches etc ,the so called real angels,because,they didnt think it was right
plus,and my other half pointed this out,you wont see one car in their staff car park more than 3-4yrs old,funny that eh?
thank you and goodnight

 

[premmington]

@Wozzaaah
Heres one for you i've kept quiet until now
back in march 2024 i was involved in a car accident,got rear ended
off to A&E for scans etc,they found something alright
a nasty lump growing in my throat,on the tonsil
so after tests,biopsies etc, yes,it was cancer
i spent 6 weeks may/june 2024 having Chemo radiotherapy,no frigging party i can tell you,as some on here might know where i'm coming from
I was introduce to the MacMillian nurse from day one i was told,never ever saw her again,absolutely sod all from them,in fact,they're suppose to be 24hr help,i called one night knocking on deaths door,i got an answerphone,left a message,please help asap,SOD ALL BACK
they have a macMillian centre right smack back opp the cancer treatment place in brighton
yes you get free tea/coffee,but you want anything else like time to chat,you have to pay a contribution(excuse freaking me?)
oh and get this,the so called MM centre stop all the nurses from the cancer place from coming in and buying their lunch/sandwiches etc ,the so called real angels,because,they didnt think it was right
plus,and my other half pointed this out,you wont see one car in their staff car park more than 3-4yrs old,funny that eh?
thank you and goodnight

It is with some sadness - I have read the above - I not shocked... I am not shocked at all...

 

[fizzy]

@Wozzaaah
Heres one for you i've kept quiet until now
back in march 2024 i was involved in a car accident,got rear ended
off to A&E for scans etc,they found something alright
a nasty lump growing in my throat,on the tonsil
so after tests,biopsies etc, yes,it was cancer
i spent 6 weeks may/june 2024 having Chemo radiotherapy,no frigging party i can tell you,as some on here might know where i'm coming from
I was introduce to the MacMillian nurse from day one i was told,never ever saw her again,absolutely sod all from them,in fact,they're suppose to be 24hr help,i called one night knocking on deaths door,i got an answerphone,left a message,please help asap,SOD ALL BACK
they have a macMillian centre right smack back opp the cancer treatment place in brighton
yes you get free tea/coffee,but you want anything else like time to chat,you have to pay a contribution(excuse freaking me?)
oh and get this,the so called MM centre stop all the nurses from the cancer place from coming in and buying their lunch/sandwiches etc ,the so called real angels,because,they didnt think it was right
plus,and my other half pointed this out,you wont see one car in their staff car park more than 3-4yrs old,funny that eh?
thank you and goodnight

My poor wife has been through similar. Maggies are very good if there is one in your area. But again just regular business hours.

 

[Jackimus]

It allows the company to look good and reach ESG targets without spending their own money.

 

[Shedendman]

Excuse me

Macmillan cancer charity to prioritise welfare support for trans and ethnic minority patients

A social security adviser for the charity said the proposal was 'inappropriate'

www.gbnews.com

 

[hotponyshoes]

I've seen this.
I'm sure it was 20p and now it's crept up to 25p?

Few things that bother me about it,
Firstly I presume the card payment processor is getting a slice of the pie on every donation,

If I put £65.50 of fuel in the van and make a donation u get charged £65.75.
I then have to spend time adjusting all the amounts when I do my tax return (or claim 65.75 and commit tax fraud)

The charities receiving the amount will be missing out on gift-aid which is a considerable percentage of a regular donation.

Also, as mentioned, complete lack of transparenc as to what percentage of your donation goes to who?

I guess charities have been hit hard with the reduction of people using cash. If you pay by card/phone you don't have the 20p in change to drop in the pot on the counter?

My bank has a thing where they "roundup" card transactions to the nearest pound . The retailer gets £9.85 and 15p goes into my sayings account.
Maybe if the bank offers to send the extra to charities I could select (with a gift aid declaration) I'd think about it but adding it on at any random card reader feels a bit like buying roses from the girl with the basket in the pub.. I'm not convinced much of my donation ends up somewhere useful!

 

[Morris]

Excuse me

Macmillan cancer charity to prioritise welfare support for trans and ethnic minority patients

A social security adviser for the charity said the proposal was 'inappropriate'

www.gbnews.com

GB News stirring it. Try reading the Macmillan web page on it, it doesn't say anything like that.

 

[Seadog]

My bank has a thing where they "roundup" card transactions to the nearest pound . The retailer gets £9.85 and 15p goes into my sayings account.
Maybe if the bank offers to send the extra to charities I could select (with a gift aid declaration) I'd think about it but adding it on at any random card reader feels a bit like buying roses from the girl with the basket in the pub.. I'm not convinced much of my donation ends up somewhere useful!

Monzo do that, too. I've a nice little pot sitting waiting for the urge to do something with it.
It's the modern equivalent of putting your loose change in a pot.

 

[hotponyshoes]

Monzo do that, too. I've a nice little pot sitting waiting for the urge to do something with it.
It's the modern equivalent of putting your loose change in a pot.

I originally thought it was pointless.
Because if the loose change was not going into the savings account it would still be mounting up in my current account.

But I get 5% on the savings account and it has added up quite quickly..

 

[Seadog]

I get 2.75% with Monzo. Which is better than a kick in the nads.
I'd only spend it on coffee, otherwise.

 

[Nick DV]

@Wozzaaah
Heres one for you i've kept quiet until now
back in march 2024 i was involved in a car accident,got rear ended
off to A&E for scans etc,they found something alright
a nasty lump growing in my throat,on the tonsil
so after tests,biopsies etc, yes,it was cancer
i spent 6 weeks may/june 2024 having Chemo radiotherapy,no frigging party i can tell you,as some on here might know where i'm coming from
I was introduce to the MacMillian nurse from day one i was told,never ever saw her again,absolutely sod all from them,in fact,they're suppose to be 24hr help,i called one night knocking on deaths door,i got an answerphone,left a message,please help asap,SOD ALL BACK
they have a macMillian centre right smack back opp the cancer treatment place in brighton
yes you get free tea/coffee,but you want anything else like time to chat,you have to pay a contribution(excuse freaking me?)
oh and get this,the so called MM centre stop all the nurses from the cancer place from coming in and buying their lunch/sandwiches etc ,the so called real angels,because,they didnt think it was right
plus,and my other half pointed this out,you wont see one car in their staff car park more than 3-4yrs old,funny that eh?
thank you and goodnight

I had a similar story with MacMillan which is why I won't donate to them.

Towards the end of 2015 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer and referred to the cancer specialists. At my first appointment I met the MM nurse who gave me contact numbers in case I needed them and also was told they'd see me regularly. Had my op at end of Nov and was in hospital for 10 days. Never saw her at all, but one bloke turned up, introduced himself as MM, asked if I had any questions but couldn't answer those I asked and was gone in less than five minutes, never saw him or any MM people again during my stay.
I started eight months of chemo in Jan 2016 and apart from one time when I called the MM nurse about a concern, I never heard from MM again!

I was surprised that a charity of such prominance gave such poor support - I have heard this from others that have also gone through cancer!! Personally it didn't affect me as I'm pretty easy going about most things, and have a great wife and family that were always there for me.

In sharp contrast, the consultant, doctors, radiographers, hospital staff et al, were brilliant

 

[Mikes]

M&S loyalty card gives you the option of which charity to give to from monies collected on your behalf. Good idea as it at least lets you choose. Think Screwfix pick a different charity each year but always display which it is so that you can choose if it's one that you want to support.
I give to a few chosen national charities but mainly opt for a local hospice charity otherwise. I agree that too many charities have overpaid people at the top. I even saw one defending this as they said people donate more when there's a big name at the top. Think they got that one wrong in my book!

 

[Bouledogue]

Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.

Eric Hoffer

 

[Nick DV]

Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.

Eric Hoffer

Can't argue with that!

 

[Shedendman]

GB News stirring it. Try reading the Macmillan web page on it, it doesn't say anything like that.

two sides to every coin

 

[Morris]

two sides to every coin

In matters of philosophy and mortality maybe. In questions of fact, no. It's either true or false.

 

[BarrieJ]

@Wozzaaah
Heres one for you i've kept quiet until now
back in march 2024 i was involved in a car accident,got rear ended
off to A&E for scans etc,they found something alright
a nasty lump growing in my throat,on the tonsil
so after tests,biopsies etc, yes,it was cancer
i spent 6 weeks may/june 2024 having Chemo radiotherapy,no frigging party i can tell you,as some on here might know where i'm coming from
I was introduce to the MacMillian nurse from day one i was told,never ever saw her again,absolutely sod all from them,in fact,they're suppose to be 24hr help,i called one night knocking on deaths door,i got an answerphone,left a message,please help asap,SOD ALL BACK
they have a macMillian centre right smack back opp the cancer treatment place in brighton
yes you get free tea/coffee,but you want anything else like time to chat,you have to pay a contribution(excuse freaking me?)
oh and get this,the so called MM centre stop all the nurses from the cancer place from coming in and buying their lunch/sandwiches etc ,the so called real angels,because,they didnt think it was right
plus,and my other half pointed this out,you wont see one car in their staff car park more than 3-4yrs old,funny that eh?
thank you and goodnight

In 2021, my wife was diagnosed with a Stage 4 peritoneal cancer, her consultant felt it was treatable and she was seen at the oncology department of Milton Keynes Hospital. The specialist unit is sponsored my Macmillan Cancer Research and they have a permanent staffed office on site, open during office hours.
My wife died of that cancer, in a ward on that unit, fourteen months later.
Not once in 14 months did she or any of our family once see a representative of that 'charity'.

The last week of her life was spent under the care of specialist palliative care nurses.
I wasn't handling my wife's decline very well and made my views of Macmillan known to one of these nurses.
Her response was: "Well, they're a business, just like all the rest".

The care she received on that unit was very poor, they just managed her death, failing to deliver on many promises made to her and us. Where was Macmillan?
Whenever my daughter or I tried to speak to them, there was never anyone in the office, the door open but no one home.
After my wife's death, we were encouraged to complain about both her treatment and the charity - but, honestly, what would have been the point?
I was in no fit state to pursue it and very much doubted there'd be any change.

My wife qualified as a nurse in 1966 and saving eight years child rearing, worked her entire life in the NHS, retiring age 65, then returning at the age of 70 to cover during the covid 'crisis'.
The GP surgery where she worked the last 35 years, no longer host Macmillan Coffee Mornings, due to the complaints made to the Macmillan rep by cancer patients of the practice. So, our experience was by no means unique.

Her father was a veteran of both Atlantic and Arctic Convoy protection and the RNLI had a special place in her heart.
We set up a fund for the RNLI in her name, my daughter's employer Belron UK (they own Autoglass) has been particularly generous and the fund currently stands at £15,000.

Age UK is no different. It used to be called Age Concern but there was little evidence they ever showed any.

 

[Bouledogue]

In 2021, my wife was diagnosed with a Stage 4 peritoneal cancer, her consultant felt it was treatable and she was seen at the oncology department of Milton Keynes Hospital. The specialist unit is sponsored my Macmillan Cancer Research and they have a permanent staffed office on site, open during office hours.
My wife died of that cancer, in a ward on that unit, fourteen months later.
Not once in 14 months did she or any of our family once see a representative of that 'charity'.

The last week of her life was spent under the care of specialist palliative care nurses.
I wasn't handling my wife's decline very well and made my views of Macmillan known to one of these nurses.
Her response was: "Well, they're a business, just like all the rest".

The care she received on that unit was very poor, they just managed her death, failing to deliver on many promises made to her and us. Where was Macmillan?
Whenever my daughter or I tried to speak to them, there was never anyone in the office, the door open but no one home.
After my wife's death, we were encouraged to complain about both her treatment and the charity - but, honestly, what would have been the point?
I was in no fit state to pursue it and very much doubted there'd be any change.

My wife qualified as a nurse in 1966 and saving eight years child rearing, worked her entire life in the NHS, retiring age 65, then returning at the age of 70 to cover during the covid 'crisis'.
The GP surgery where she worked the last 35 years, no longer host Macmillan Coffee Mornings, due to the complaints made to the Macmillan rep by cancer patients of the practice. So, our experience was by no means unique.

Her father was a veteran of both Atlantic and Arctic Convoy protection and the RNLI had a special place in her heart.
We set up a fund for the RNLI in her name, my daughter's employer Belron UK (they own Autoglass) has been particularly generous and the fund currently stands at £15,000.

Age UK is no different. It used to be called Age Concern but there was little evidence they ever showed any.

@BarrieJ

Hearing of your experience upset me greatly. I am sorry.

It sounds like your wife was an incredible woman. And the fact that you and your daughter are honouring her memory so beautifully through the RNLI is lovely.

Best wishes,

C