With 67% of the public complaining of aggressive fundraising, councils such as Newcastle are pursuing bans – with severe implications for charity finances
Nick Kemp is not a fan of street fundraising. In fact, he has a fundamental problem with it. “People have busy lives and the vast majority who choose to give do so through other means,” says the cabinet member for neighbourhoods at Newcastle city council. “I believe in giving to charity. I believe in and support a lot of the organisations represented by the chuggers.” But for Kemp, street fundraising represents an unsavoury side of the charity sector.
He is not alone in his concerns. In February this year, Charity Commission chair William Shawcross, gave a speech in which he told charities that it was not right for the public “to be hounded, on the telephone, through the letterbox or in the street”. The same month, a survey by YouGov found 50% of the public believed large charities had performed badly when it came to responsible street fundraising, while 67% thought accusations of “aggressive fundraising” were fair.
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