03-08-2014, 11:36 AM
I think it's important that we have a mention here about fundraising and the Forum's rules about that.
It can be very difficult to discern between genuine fundraisers for animal welfare causes, and the possibility of a fundraising being less than honest....
I think we probably have to blanket-ban all personal requests for funds, which is quite a shame, as many people do feel passionately about a Cause, and genuinely do want to raise money for animal welfare reasons.
Unless their posted links lead directly to an established charity, with a website/web-page which is genuine, a charity registration number, and all the contact details of that charity, plus secure facilities for donations -we have to say No. Because we cannot judge what is safe/not safe for members and visitors.
What do we all think about that?
It can be very difficult to discern between genuine fundraisers for animal welfare causes, and the possibility of a fundraising being less than honest....
I think we probably have to blanket-ban all personal requests for funds, which is quite a shame, as many people do feel passionately about a Cause, and genuinely do want to raise money for animal welfare reasons.
Unless their posted links lead directly to an established charity, with a website/web-page which is genuine, a charity registration number, and all the contact details of that charity, plus secure facilities for donations -we have to say No. Because we cannot judge what is safe/not safe for members and visitors.
What do we all think about that?
