Charity Matters May 2007 ISSUE 1

PROFITING FROM MAN’S INHUMANITY
In the wake of the massacre at Virginia Tech at least one charity will be relieved its money is not now being used to profit from the sale of guns in the USA….

WASTED DONATIONS?
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has been attacked by some of their donors for spending nearly £30,000 on a lavish mailshot….

SPEND SPEND SPEND
The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) – a charity which helps people with debt problems – has expressed disappointment at the credit card arrangement….

NO PUSHY CHUGGERS
A consumer body to handle complaints from the public about aggressive or misleading charity fundraising has been formed….

FAKE CHARITY CHUGGERS CONVICTED
Two crooks who used fake charity ID and Shelter collection tins to con cash out of kind drinkers in West End pubs have been convicted for their dishonesty….