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They wanted me to give my Bank details for a donation of £2 a month! I'm sorry but what the hell?! It's not the money but these 2 Geordie blokes just turned up, knocked on the door and didn't offer any ID or anything even though they were wearing uniforms.

We as a family give plenty to charidee at the moment! We've forgone Christmas for the last 10 years to raise monies to give to Charity, there's only me that still gets presents, although I do give what I'd spend on anyone else to it.

So if you're in the Netherthorpe/Shalesmoor area and get a knock on the door, it might be these 2 guys.

We had a guy campaning for a blind charity a few weeks ago now, and he was really pushy, he also wanted my bank details to set up a dd for 2 squid. I declined and said to leave details and I would think about it and sign up in my own time and not let someone force me in to it (which btw he was doing).

If you are seriously annoyed by these doorsteppers, make sure that you get details of the charity from them.

Write to the charity, expressing your dislike of these methods, and they might just think about changing tactics.

Otherwise ... just chill out!

i had one too, a couple of weeks ago, i think it was a blind charity. the problem is they come to the door and announce a charity name you've never heard of. if they come again i'm going to take down the name and registered number and check it exists. i sponsor people for events and give where i can, but i dont like being hassled when i have just got in from work and when you dont know ANYTHING about them

So there's these guys and this 'International Deaf Kids' thing going round chugging at the same time?

Sounds like a chugging company is targetting Sheffield! Great. Not.

I would ask for identification first as all registerd charity collectors should have this. I do give to charity but not to charities that knock on the door, I pay by direct debit to the ones close to me that I chose

They called round our house on Friday night. They were from a company called IDCS. I don't agree with this method of collecting either but did take their leaflet and have checked the website out, www.idcs.info and it looks real enough. I just said I don't sign up to anything on the door, that I wanted to look into the charity and we left it at that. They did try to say they'd come back in an hour but i said I'd be out.

If you are seriously annoyed by these doorsteppers, make sure that you get details of the charity from them.

Write to the charity, expressing your dislike of these methods, and they might just think about changing tactics.

Otherwise ... just chill out!

These methods of knocking on people's doors may be ok for the likes of yourself, but it might not be so easy for a vulnerable or aged person. This could be one reason that the OP has flagged it up on here.

These methods of knocking on people's doors may be ok for the likes of yourself, but it might not be so easy for a vulnerable or aged person. This could be one reason that the OP has flagged it up on here.

Here here.

Whatever happens don't give out your bank details to complete strangers. Tell them anything to put them off. I always say that I already donate privately to whatever charity they're from or tell them that we give to selected charities thank you very much. Don't give cash or bank details at the door.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2786291&postcount=30

Above is a post explaining things a bit from the point of view of a charity. This isn't the first time this has been discussed, and I'm afraid tonight I'm too tired to write it all out again, but I thought if it was worth complaining about again, it was worth explaining a bit about it again.

These methods of knocking on people's doors may be ok for the likes of yourself, but it might not be so easy for a vulnerable or aged person. This could be one reason that the OP has flagged it up on here.

So if you want to change it .... ?

I find it hard to believe that any bona fide charity would consider getting people to sign over their bank details on their doorstep to strangers, especially in the current climate of fraud and identity theft.

We had 2 of these at the door last week - the mrs was speaking to them while I was in the living room.

I started taking an interest in the conversation when I heard the bloke say "everyone on this street has been very generous"....this surprised me as I had seen them walk onto the street not 5 minutes before.

Anyway, my mrs (trusting soul that she is) was just about to sign up for a DD for a couple of quid a month when they asked for the 3 digit number on the back of the card.

I shouted not to give them her details and jumped up to go to the door....got there to see them both doing a Linford Christie up the road

Anyway, its an asian woman in her mid twenties, the bloke is white, think he said his name was Mike, and she says she is with him as its his first day on the job.

Total bull as he comes out with a well reheared spiel - and if they see you have kids they try the guilt/sympathy trip....."how would you feel if your kids were deaf etc"

Cant remember the name of the "charity" but I had never heard of it.

Just wish they had left some kind of literature behind....

They're very pushy - I've notices "No cold calling" , "We do not buy at the door" but the person still rang the bell.
I thought it was for the Sheffield blind, but when I rang them, was told it wasn't & he did not agree with this kind of fund raising. He said he would pass on the point of calling in spite of notices.

Granma.

I had a man come from the blind who gave me ID he had a red Tabard kind of thing over his clothes, He was from Action for blind people.
Everything was above board but this was two pound per week not per month.
He wrote my bank details down but when i found out it was monthly i declined.
He then gave me back both the original and the copy , so went away with none of my details. the papers state his name his fundraiser ID , The registered charity number, and the address and phone number of who to contact.
I didnt put my signature on anything as it didnt get that far.
He also said the neighbours have been generous.
But its nothing new for DD'S to be collected by companies door to door as British Gas do it.
Also Talk Talk.
Have i had a lucky escape.

The Institute of Fundraising have various 'Codes of Conduct'.

The one regarding 'Face-to-Face Fundraising' (which covers the street & door-to-door DD collectors) includes:

If fundraisers are professional fundraisers, then they must* include a declaration to potential donors, in compliance with the Charities Act 1992. See definition of professional fundraiser in Section 7.0, Key Legal Points.

Fundraisers that are not professional fundraisers as defined above should also make a statement if they are paid to collect.

The statement ought to take the form of a clear verbal statement and ought to take place before the potential supporter makes a final decision to support the VSO. In addition, there should be a clear written statement on the committed gift form.

http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/49D96830-0CD5-4752-B030-30A73B030101/0/FacetoFaceFundraising.pdf

http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/bestpractice/thecodes/codesoffundraisingpractice/codesdirectory/