Charity donations?

[Hugh Spencer]

There is always a request from charities for donations to support their work at home or overseas. What do you think of this idea. Everyone with a current bank account knows their balance every month. If yours shows £2,094 would you agree for the £4 to go to a charity of your choice? It would be entirely voluntary. Comments invited.

[New Judge]

No.

[B00]

nope

[Rodge2]

I would rather donate when it suits me.

[JMR27]

No. We already have standing orders for a couple of charities we support and anyone else who wishes to donate can do likewise.
I can't see any bank willing to take on the administration for this.
A politician recently put forward the idea that, each time we take cash from an autoteller, a sum would be automatically deducted and given to charity. I'd be totally against that proposal.

[treetops1]

The Co-Op dividend runs a similar scheme where your extra coppers are put into community funds. Some of my neighbours wont even join this so I don`t think you would have much luck with trying to get pounds out of people.

[ubasses]

No. I already give to charity every month. HSBC already offer the ATM option but I think it goes into big pot which they distribute. I want to choose the charities I give to.

[tamborine]

Bank interest rate to savers is so miserable am sure they could donate their profits.

[brihamilton1]

the best place to give to charity is the local freemasons---they give locally

[TWR]

Charity starts at home, & the way things ate going we will be asking for donations ourselves, regards charity abroad a def NO. let their own Goverments look after their own people.

[wildwood]

Nope. We already have standing orders for a couple of charities we support and anyone else who wishes to donate can do likewise (stolen from JMR27).

The only one of this type I joined was many many years ago when I worked for the NZ railways. They deducted the odd pennies up to the nearest sixpence (yes, I said it was a long time ago) of your weekly wages which was to support two children in Africa. From 1200 odd workers it was worthwhile.

[TWR]

Wildwood, a week or so I put on a post regards the Red cross, I sent a donation to the Japan appeal they had the cheek to ask for a regular standing order payment starting at £50>>£45>>£35 my answer to them, forget it from now on you get nothing.

[R1Geezer]

No, I have no desire to contibute to chief mumbo jumbo's 17th rolls royce.

[zabado]

Our government give enough of my tax pounds to different charities abroad. I think there would be more benefits sending them condoms. As for charities in the U.K. I already subscribe.

[keyplus90]

Most of these charities are money making businesses. I do not give them any money since a woman working for a very well known charity mentioned (by mistake of course) after receiving a cheque for £100 that £5 is guaranteed to go to poors in third world. I wonder what would happen to remaining £95.

I give charity to people I know need it the most.

[boxtops]

No, I wouldn't. The rate of inflation and poor saving rates showed at the weekend that £10000 ten years ago is already worth £9000 at today's rates. I give to charities of my choice anyway, most people couldn't afford to give more on a regular basic.

[flip_flop]

No - but then I don't give to any charities.