Charity fundraising agencies are facing closure as the public wises up to their bombardment tactics and the government cracks down on such businesses with tougher rules.
Many agencies have been accused of targeting vulnerable, elderly people, and just last week Pell & Bales, one of the largest telephone fundraisers in the country went out of business due to declining profits.
It blamed “the challenging market place” for its collapse, saying: “Following a period of intense media scrutiny and government measures to regulate the activities of telephone donation agencies, the management team of Pell & Bales have been forced by creditors, Read full story ›
Source: The Drum