Tragic story

[Diestl]

Made a donation.

If everyone on this board did the same instead of bickering, this poor girl would stand a chance.

No way, it could be a scam. If I give to charity I will decide.

[DimPrawn]

No way, it could be a scam. If I give to charity I will decide.

WHS. Sad story, but I'd rather give to a charity that helps many people and not risk another scam like "Walking to the North Pole, honest mate".

[Tarquin Farquhar]

Would agree, I thought that the NHS was free, why do they (this poor child??) need all this money??
Where does the money go if (when??) she dies??

All questions I would want answered before my heart got in the way of my brain.

PZZ

All questions I would want you to answer by reading the linked web page before pontificating extensively. (sigh) I don't mind that you won't give, but that you won't even read is a bit pitiful.

[Diestl]

It's now on BBC website, hope they raise the money. Maybe the Dragons Den folks could give them it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8358878.stm

[OwlHoot]

No way, it could be a scam. If I give to charity I will decide.

It's not too late to buy a poppy.

[Ruse]

It's not too late to buy a poppy.

Exactly. His humanity is staggering.

[Churchill]

I'm minded of the whole Madelaine McCann saga - sad but not uncommon, just marketed better.

I fail to see the similarity.

Murdering your child and a fatal illness are poles apart imo.

[Ruse]

Consider a charity that doesn't use professional experienced fundraisers, and raises £1M per year. If it then hires a couple of professionals at £50K each per year, and is then able to raise £2M per year, isn't that money well spent?

You might feel that the £1M is more ethical, but for the recipients, it's not the percentage of what's raised that matters - it's the net amount.

While Robyn's story is sad, it not especially tragic, nor uncommon.

If this is not a tragic story then what is exactly ?

[d000hg]

Surprised expensive contractors think it's wrong to pay decent money to keep a charity running well. Charities (big ones anyway) should be run on sound business principles, and that means paying the guys at the top a decent salary.

[Ruse]

Surprised expensive contractors think it's wrong to pay decent money to keep a charity running well. Charities (big ones anyway) should be run on sound business principles, and that means paying the guys at the top a decent salary.

Yes I would agree with this, in fact I could only find one post (gingerjedi) which contradicted this view point. What intrigues me though is what you are doing on here if you just want to slate "expensive contractors". It may surprise you to know that in fact a lot of people are "unemployed contractors" these days.