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I like NPR so I donated once. From that day forward they sent me dozens of letters in the mail asking for more money. I suspect they spent my entire donation am
by jzwinck 11y ago
I like NPR so I donated once. From that day forward they sent me dozens of letters in the mail asking for more money. I suspect they spent my entire donation amount spamming me.
I didn't want to agree with you. But you're not wrong.
- kasey_junk 11y agoYou almost certainly did not donate to NPR, but rather to your local public radio station. Those local stations run the gamut of sophistication. My local public radio station for instance (WBEZ in Chicago) is very, very good about not sending mail you don't want. They have an easy to use internet enabled monthly giving program and a pledge drive free internet stream for donors during the pledge drive. But they are one of the biggest stations in the country and have the production dept. to back that up. Other stations are little more than adjuncts to the local college's telecomms program. The difference between NPR and your local public radio channel is not understood by most people, but it gets to the heart of the point of this article.
- rat87 11y agoI gave blood once. Now the Red Cross won't leave me alone.