It's hard to believe that ALL charities have the no-vampire-donors policy. They're basically organized begging; they subsist solely on the generosity of donors. It's easy to believe that big charities -- the ones that would turn up first in a search -- would be that way because they can readily get money. But there are thousands of tiny charities scratching and scraping for every penny they can possibly get, and they cannot afford to turn down donations. Lewis is wealthy now, so he might not be aware of those; but Donor House is full of brokeass humans who will.
Think battered women's shelters, local charities that help drug addicts, no-kill animal shelters, etc. Since you're using a local-to-you building as inspiration for the Donor House, I suggest opening your phonebook to look for the smallest charities. Cross off all the global and national ones; don't go larger than regional, and honestly local is better. Write down what the small charities have as their causes. That should give you ideas.
We had this problem with a Pagan event once, where the charities wouldn't agree to accept donations. It was really frustrating. But some other events found charities that would.
*ponder* There's Echoes of Alexandria; I bet they're connected with the local adult literacy program. Those are usually strapped for cash and books both. And sometimes a recommendation from a friend can get your foot in the door where nothing else will.
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It's hard to believe that ALL charities have the no-vampire-donors policy. They're basically organized begging; they subsist solely on the generosity of donors. It's easy to believe that big charities -- the ones that would turn up first in a search -- would be that way because they can readily get money. But there are thousands of tiny charities scratching and scraping for every penny they can possibly get, and they cannot afford to turn down donations. Lewis is wealthy now, so he might not be aware of those; but Donor House is full of brokeass humans who will.
Think battered women's shelters, local charities that help drug addicts, no-kill animal shelters, etc. Since you're using a local-to-you building as inspiration for the Donor House, I suggest opening your phonebook to look for the smallest charities. Cross off all the global and national ones; don't go larger than regional, and honestly local is better. Write down what the small charities have as their causes. That should give you ideas.
We had this problem with a Pagan event once, where the charities wouldn't agree to accept donations. It was really frustrating. But some other events found charities that would.
*ponder* There's Echoes of Alexandria; I bet they're connected with the local adult literacy program. Those are usually strapped for cash and books both. And sometimes a recommendation from a friend can get your foot in the door where nothing else will.
I'd really like to see more of this.