http://workingwritingwoman.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/exactly-why-caller-id-was-invented/ On life as a working writer and a woman ... and whatever else seems important that day Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://workingwritingwoman.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/exactly-why-caller-id-was-invented/#comment-194 Dee Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:59:35 +0000 http://workingwritingwoman.wordpress.com/?p=1433#comment-194 Well, you could send the charity a small check as long as you know it is a bonafide charity and then use the envelopes guilt free! I avoid collecting/contributing to charities unless they are local and can be verified as real charitable organizations. This works for me and I find I don't have to feel guilty about it. If you don't have the spare time to verify a charity is on the up and up then just use your caller ID and ignore them and donate to your favorite local charities. Well, you could send the charity a small check as long as you know it is a bonafide charity and then use the envelopes guilt free! I avoid collecting/contributing to charities unless they are local and can be verified as real charitable organizations. This works for me and I find I don’t have to feel guilty about it. If you don’t have the spare time to verify a charity is on the up and up then just use your caller ID and ignore them and donate to your favorite local charities.

]]> http://workingwritingwoman.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/exactly-why-caller-id-was-invented/#comment-174 Liz Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:15:35 +0000 http://workingwritingwoman.wordpress.com/?p=1433#comment-174 I did this kind of fundraising ONCE - now I say no. And I have to say I resent when I get these from neighbors. I feel manipulated by the charity and the neighbor- - because the contribution goes to the charity through the neighbor. Talk about peer pressure. Well guess what - that peer pressure no longer works me - I don't collect for charities and I don't give to charities that way. I did this kind of fundraising ONCE – now I say no. And I have to say I resent when I get these from neighbors. I feel manipulated by the charity and the neighbor- – because the contribution goes to the charity through the neighbor. Talk about peer pressure. Well guess what – that peer pressure no longer works me – I don’t collect for charities and I don’t give to charities that way.

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