We've requested that a charity remove us from their list but they don't. They call us repeatedly, from 8am till 9pm (and we have 2 small children). Does anyone know where the Texas statue is regarding charities? I understand that they can pay a $500 fine if they continue to call after we've told them to stop calling us.
i think charties are exempt from the "do not call" list Purple Heart calls me 2 or 3 times a week, sometimes at 8 or 9 PM and have woke my kid up im all but cussed them out about harassing me and calling so late ....they still call though
It's not the same as the 'do not call' list. I think there is a specific provision somewhere for a charity that calls after you directly told them not to.
well, the point i was trying to make was, I dont think charities are bound not to call you, even if you ask him not to ...even if its not a "do not call" list because i have a business line at home, plus my home line, I get anywhere from 7-10 charity calles a week ...ive asked them all to stop calling, especially late at night ....and none of them have stopped so that makes me think there are no reprocussions when they ignore your request??
Since I work for a school who will call people (alumni+parents) asking for donations, I have a few ideas as to what you could do. Don't tell the person who calls you to take you off, call someone higher up and tell them that you'll never donate anything to them if they call you again. They'll keep all your information in some sort of fundraising software like Blackbaud (evil software!!!), and it's pretty easy to flag an account for something like that. OR You could submit one of those change of information forms and put down some other phone number that goes nowhere.
It's probably not the charity calling you. It's a fundraising company (who likely gets a percentage of cash raised). Call or email the charity itself, and let them know what's going on. Let them know when they've called, and when you asked them not to call you. I've sat on many charity boards...and believe me...the charities don't like their names being muddied by these tactics. ( some fundraising co's aren't so particular)...
Here's something that boggles me. Why do you guys even pick up the phone to begin with? If I see a number I don't recognize, I won't answer. I've missed a few girls that way, but if someone really needed to get a hold of me, they can leave a message. Most phone services offers a screening function.
I keep getting calls from this one charity as well. I think I donated money to them once like a decade ago. That's a green light for them to harrass you the rest of your natural life. Anyway, they called at 9 pm the other night and I was like WTF. That is downright inconsiderate. I don't expect any calls from groups like that at such a time. If they really wanted a donation, then asking for it at 9 pm is not the way to get it. Their on my "eat sh*t and die" list now. Ho ho ho.
