Nobody seems to like charity telemarketers. I have heard this statement so many times I can only assume it comes pre-recorded in the human frontal cortex at birth: “Charity telemarketers pocket 95% of every dollar you give. I just hang up on them.”
The Economics of Charity Telemarketing
It’s not a waste of money.
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