Should I donate to comic relief?

Definitely not - you must have been tuned in to a very dodgy channel if it is advocating comic relief - they are having a larf 

Now if you had mentioned Sport Relief I might have had a different opinion 

Chris,,

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Case sensitive by the looks of it! 

Was it really rude and / or agressive? 

Total mystery. I mentioned no names or charities or organisations  involved. 

We are all at the mercy of the great one! And I thought the world was too busy with Crimea!

Go figure!

Just realised it is for Sport Relief: same thing, except different time of the year. The post still applies unless there's an injunction by some higher power at the mighty "broadcaster" in which case this post might disappear without further notice!

Indeed - but I'm sure that Richard will sort it out 

Should I donate to comic relief?

Definitely, Tony. And please be generous!

I believe that in this case an appropriate amount is at least 10% of your system's value.

 If you have to ask, you probably shouldn't 

...well, unless you think that folks who will never own any Naim kit and who struggle to survive from day to day should share a little of what you have, that is.    

I think charity giving is entirely a private matter, so it's not my place to say whether you "should" give to one charity or not Tony.

When it comes to giving, most of us aren't millionaires so we make choices about where our funds are going to go, and I think that most of us will donate to causes that have touched us personally or that we feel strongly about.

I usually end up giving to charities pertaining to mental health/illness, homelessness, anti-slavery and the hospice movement and big DEC appeals.

I can't recall ever having donated to Sport Relief (I think I've given to Comic Relief during workplace collections) - not because I'm opposed to it, but because I never watch those telethons and I have a bit of an aversion to wealthy slebs asking me for money and they probably do pretty well without my pitiful donations. But for unfashionable causes like mental illness or mental health, even a small donation can make a big difference.

Early last year Jamie I wrote a lengthy research paper for a large ad agency about charity advertising. It was quite interesting - chuggers are hugely resented by the public, but they are at the same time very effective at getting people to sign up for direct debits.

The other interesting thing that emerged is that the kind of hard-hitting advertising (beaten-up kids, starving Africans covered in flies etc) are becoming less and less effective - s the message becomes harder-hitting which puts people off... the classic vicious circle.

I think this is why things like Sport/Comic Relief and Children in Need (and back in the day, Live Aid) work so well year after year: people want to feel they're part of something; and they also want to enjoy giving, not feel as if they've been bullied into it.

The other thing that I found in the course of my research was that when it comes to charity giving, the British are probably the most generous nation on Earth.

Data summary

When these celebs have contributed enough to bring their finances down to my level, maybe then.

Redirecting  a few banker's bonuses would do a fair bit more good...

steve