Fundraising Standards Board
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London
E1 6AA
I was recently considering making a donation to the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, using their website, and I was concerned when I was unable to discover what percentage of my donation would be spent on the cause. https://www.gwct.org.uk/donate/general-donation/
When I managed to track down a copy of their report and accounts, I was shocked to see that the charity spends £2.4m on raising funds, but only generates £7.1, which seems a very low proportion. Perhaps this is why they are so reluctant to make a solicitation statement on their website.
I was also very concerned that although I was asked to disclose my contact details as part of the process of making a donation, it was not at all clear that I would be able to opt out of email or postal communications, since I could see no data protection statement or opt-out process. I was concerned that if I provided them with my telephone number, I would be bombarded with aggressive telemarketing.
This certainly made me think twice about supporting them. There seems to be no complaints procedure either, so I thought my only choice was to complain to you.
I would be grateful if you could investigate these matters.
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Only generates £7.1?
“the charity spends £2.4m on raising funds, but only generates £7.1”
Doesn’t this mean they spend £2.4m on revenue generation and generate £7.1m revenue? Is that very low?! a 3x return on investment? Pretty good for a small charity in a niche sector…
Your tone suggests you had no intention of donating to them and only did it to make a story for your little blog. A little sad if you ask me.
Charlie – thank you for your comment. You think that is good?
I don’t think I did ask you, but you are welcome to your views, of course (as I am to mine).
Wonder how many of their 22,000 members receive ‘welfare’ payments through the public purse?
Do we have detail of NE checks on adherence to various ‘conservation benefit’ agreements?