Sep 9, 2013
Legitimate organizations will usually cheerfully provide answers to any questions asked. If asked whether they are a (501)-C organization, they can say yes or no. If asked exactly what it is they do, a legitimate organization will usually tell you.
You state that people are entitled to their own opinions, but not their own set of facts. You state that this organization has been accredited for over 50 years, and that people have no right to disparage such a legitimate organization.
Looking at some of the comments, people are forming the conclusion that this organization is a scam based on the reaction of the caller to their legitimate questions.
Some of the questions are:
Are you a (501)-c? This is the most common type of charitable organization. People do need to know if their donation will be onside red deductible by the IRS.
What Police organizations do you represent? Seems like a reasonable question to me, and it is an opening for the caller to then go on and volunteer information about where the money goes.....causes, etc.
What callers DON'T have a right to do is be rude. If asked questions, reacting by hanging up simply cements the feeling that the call was an attempted scam.
Also, every organization by this time has a web site. We are after all well into the 21st Century. I recently got a phone solicitation, asked for he URL, and was hung up on. Not good. I then got a follow up letter thanking me for my pledge of $20. Actually, I simply asked for a letter as I generally don't respond to telephone solicitations. Aside from stating I made a pledge that I did not, in fact make, the letterhead lists no website. Again, not good.
So, if you are in fact a legitimate organization, I suggest you clean up your act.