What can you say or do to make people go away when you've decided not to donate to their charity and they keep pushing anyway?

Ugh. I work for an organization that solicits (including its staff! ), so I think I can relate a little.

I find that the best way is to tell them something like: "I have limited funds that I can allocate to charity. I have already chosen my charities and donated this year. I simply don't have anything else to give.It would be irresponsible of me to give more than I can afford.

" If they demand that you give something, since "everyone can always give a little more" or whatever their story is, just tell them that you really prefer not to discuss your finances, and your choices are final. Everyone has the right to privacy, and money is a pretty common place to draw the line. Just keep changing the subject until they get it.

Say "no" firmly and walk away, if they keep chasing and pursuing, I will say again, that I'm not interested. If they keep asking for several times while chasing me, I would threaten to complain about their behavior to their superiors. If a hardcore religious fanatic who seems to be violent "asks" me to give charity in this way and is threatening, I think I would end up giving some anyway, because they might do something violent.

I usually go with, "I don't want to donate, go away. " I've found direct and honest answers even if seemingly impolite... tend to work better than any amount of tact. If I don't want to donate.. and I want them to go away and leave me alone.. I tell them so.

About the only ways I am approached to donate to charity is either at my front door or on the phone. The phone has been pretty much taken care of since I got rid of my land line. They don't seem to call on my cell phone.. yet.

Before, I would tell them politely that I didn't have any money to give at least twice.. if they still persisted I would say I'm going.. goodbye and hang up the phone. I know that is not polite, but they are not being polite by keeping asking. At the front door, I just tell them, through the screen door, I can't contribute and shut the door.

When you have 5 dogs barking at the door, they get the message real quick. :-).

Threaten to take legal action if they don't leave you alone. That gets rid of them.

Say no thank you and you walk away. If they truly persist then explain to them firmly that you already have charities that fill your tax needs and you will stick with yours, maybe they would like to donate to one of yours.

If one has been polite, and they still persist in hounding you for a donation, then a blunter reaction is required. Call it the nuclear option for social interaction, but when one's polite refusal to any overture is not accepted then one is in the right to be rude. A curt and loud NO!

, Now go away, or I shall summon the authorities if you persist in harassing me! As I said, this is the nuclear option for social interaction, but if they have already been rude by being so persistent in their hounding, then it is not a first strike on your part. It is a defensive retaliatory measure.

You are morally justified to use it.

I understand that those who are fundraising for charity have a job to do, and it is for a cause they believe in...but if someone is unwilling to donate, they should be free to place their funds where ever they choose. I would much rather donate my time and efforts, than money. Of course this is partly do to the fact that I don't have much to spread around, but because then I have felt like I've actually done something.

When presented with an annoyingly persistent person, I simply say " I can appreciate your stance and your belief in your cause, but I am not able to help you at this point. Thank you, have a nice day" If they continue, then of course I may have to get rude..."Listen, I believe I told you that I can not donate, at this point your becoming rude, please take your cause else where"... Of course if that doesn't work there's always.."Listen here you little snot, if you don't leave me alone I'm going to shove that collection bucket somewhere the son doesn't shine. Move along, now."

I hope it doesn't come to that, for the collection buckets sake!

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.