tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post3193233578037302802..comments2024-01-29T16:15:16.537-05:00Comments on David Scrimshaw's Blog: Have you thought about giving to the United Way?David Scrimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-82375947877446140372009-02-17T23:57:00.001-05:002009-02-17T23:57:00.001-05:00I meant to david scrimshawI meant to david scrimshawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-77044545629490387202009-02-17T23:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:57:00.000-05:00To Milan: I googled Xentel DM to find its address ...To Milan: I googled Xentel DM to find its address for an employment history form and found this blog. I worked there for a few months in 2000. It's true. We fundraised for many diff charities, including mult sclerosis, down's syndrome etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-84311696780124975712008-11-28T20:57:00.000-05:002008-11-28T20:57:00.000-05:00Hi Dave, I'm with you on supporting the United Way...Hi Dave, I'm with you on supporting the United Way 75+75%. It's (a) easy, (b) probably on average just as efficient as most other ways of raising money and (c) they support big and small community projects that just would not happen without it, like homework clubs.S https://www.blogger.com/profile/00522121613765078356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-6692390469643906182008-11-26T10:31:00.000-05:002008-11-26T10:31:00.000-05:00Milan, Source?Milan, Source?David Scrimshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714106408606785482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15726646.post-32256172230350987292008-11-26T08:50:00.000-05:002008-11-26T08:50:00.000-05:00As for the cut that the United Way takes to fund i...<EM>As for the cut that the United Way takes to fund itself, many of the organizations the United Way funds would fold without the United Way money.</EM><BR/><BR/>Lots of organizations also hire private companies to fundraise for then, which often take a very significant cut.<BR/><BR/>For instance, a lot of the telephone solicitation for charities in Canada is done by Xentel Direct Marketing. The less profitable the campaign, the smaller a share gets passed to the charity.Milanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677497972102221231noreply@blogger.com