Spare us a quid mister?

[DecidedByPoll]

It's part of my job to organise students to collect money from the wonderful general public in cities across the country for Barnardo's (the children's charity) and tomorrow there will be about 200 students from various universities in Newcastle.

 

I know there will be a number of people here who think 'Bloody students' but this bunch are volunteering their time to collect on what will be a freezing cold day from 9am to 5pm. So if you're saving for Christmas or need to keep hold of cash to buy that pint for Anny Road, Big Wayne et al and don't fancy popping some change into a bucket, please be nice to them anyway. Ta.

[Gunga Din]

So if you're saving for Christmas or need to keep hold of cash to buy that pint for Anny Road, Big Wayne et al and don't fancy popping some change into a bucket, please be nice to them anyway. Ta.

 

i wont be in Newcastle tomorrow, but i always help the Barnardo's charity when i can.

[RP]

So do I - but not by putting cash in a tin/bucket.

[DecidedByPoll]

So do I - but not by putting cash in a tin/bucket.

 

Thank you both.

 

This wasn't supposed to be a thread to get people to give money or to make anyone feel guilty. As I'm in Newcastle tomorrow and am responsible for 200 people, I thought I'd mention it to a community I've been part of for a fair while, so that some people understood who/what was involved. The amount of general public who think that they are paid is remarkable. I realise peoples' reactions to being approached on a street for money can range all the way from slight annoyance to genuine anger which is why I thought it worth mentioning.

[RP]

No problem at all, please feel free to publicise it on here and well done to everyone giving up their time to help - I mean it, good effort.

 

But I struggle with the bucket-rattlers (dangerous expression that, especially in slappies home town!!) though as it is a very inefficient way of donating money to charity - but if it encourages people to donate who otherwise wouldn't then it's worth the effort, well done.

[DecidedByPoll]

No problem at all, please feel free to publicise it on here and well done to everyone giving up their time to help - I mean it, good effort.

 

But I struggle with the bucket-rattlers (dangerous expression that, especially in slappies home town!!) though as it is a very inefficient way of donating money to charity - but if it encourages people to donate who otherwise wouldn't then it's worth the effort, well done.

 

 

I struggle a bit too even though it forms a part of my job and though it's inefficient (no Gift Aid etc) it's worth it as, at its best, it is a cheap way of raising a decent amount eg a group of 60 Loughborough students raised nearly £30,000 in one day in London a few weeks back. The charity involved paid only travel expenses and all they had to do in terms of their own resources was to organise the permits to collect. The ROI is pretty high and I guess the question is whether those 60 volunteers could raise £30k in another way in one day.

 

Aside from the money, having 200 young people engage with a charitable cause, (whether it's Barnardo's or any other) in a world where vanity, celebrity, conspicuous consumption and fame seem to be the motivating factors in life, is simply a good positive thing.

[johngibo YPC]

"The amount of general public who think that they are paid is remarkable."

 

I think thats probably because the people who stop you in the street asking for monthly payments are usually on comission.

But i'm in Newcastle tomorrow. And i'll throw a quid in the bucket of the fittest girl i see

[DecidedByPoll]

And i'll throw a quid in the bucket of the fittest girl i see

 

Based on last year's collectors, you'll have a fair few to pick from, choose wisely my friend.

[nvdm]

The amount of general public who think that they are paid is remarkable.

 

Get bright (orange/green/yellow) shirts with the word "Volunteer" printed on them. Make it as obvious as possible to plain sight that they aren't being paid.

[Guest hankthejeweller]

"The amount of general public who think that they are paid is remarkable."

 

I think thats probably because the people who stop you in the street asking for monthly payments are usually on comission.

But i'm in Newcastle tomorrow. And i'll throw a quid in the bucket of the fittest girl i see

 

my birds brother did it for a living a couple of years ago and got half of what he collected

[DecidedByPoll]

my birds brother did it for a living a couple of years ago and got half of what he collected

 

Really? You sure it wasn't signing people up to Direct Debits? If not that's dreadful. Do you know which charity it was? I'm pretty sure that's bordering on the illegal now, the public need to know where money is being spent and 50p on every £1 collected being taken by an individual is terrible practice. No wonder some people are reluctant to give sometimes.

[johngibo YPC]

Based on last year's collectors, you'll have a fair few to pick from, choose wisely my friend.

 

i'll probably miss the first half waying up my options

[RP]

But i'm in Newcastle tomorrow. And i'll throw a quid in the bucket of the fittest girl i see

 

Whether she is collecting for charity or not.

[johngibo YPC]

Whether she is collecting for charity or not.

 

[johngibo YPC]

How did you get on then?

I lashed a quid in and got a nice sticker to show off my tireless charity work

[charlie clown]

But I struggle with the bucket-rattlers (dangerous expression that, especially in slappies home town!!)

 

 

[DecidedByPoll]

How did you get on then?

I lashed a quid in and got a nice sticker to show off my tireless charity work

 

Nice one!

 

We raised just short of £10,000 which is a decent return without being spectacular.

 

Thanks to anyone who helped.