[Resolved]  Save The Children — Nagging for donation

I made a donation last year and this year too to the "Save the Children" organization in Mumbai. The board of directors of the organization lists some of the known names.

I have been getting persistant calls asking for more and more donation. Inspite of my making it clear that my limit for that organzation is over for this year, I still continue to get calls, that too in the same tone and manner used by salesmen / salesgirls.

I had the experience of a Thane based organization posing as saviours of children. Recently they swtiched the clothes to appear as cancer cure helpers. A group of well dressed girls are out for collecting donations. On some doubts, I made some enquiries and found that these well dressed girls are nothing more than commission agents. They get a fat cut on the amount they collect. The so called Directors / Trustees of the Thane based organization are young men who spend the money for their lavish life styles. I did this varification in front of the young women who came to collect the donation. Immediately on realizing what I am doing, they made a fast retreat.

I doubt if "Save the children" is also of the same category.