Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:31 pm
I used to be a member of Defenders, SC, Wilderness Society, and NPCA. The problem wasn't so much mail from other organizations, though I did get that, but rather the constant mailings from the ones I did support. Every one of those mailings wanted money and made whatever the issue was sound like the end of the world. All the doom-and-gloom appeals were simply overwhelming, and every donation prompted only more mailings and more calls asking for ever-higher amounts. It went from depressing to annoying very quickly, and I let my memberships expire and stopped contributing.
Although I consider myself an environmentalist, I no longer belong to any advocacy groups because I simply felt harassed for money. My efforts now mostly go into Leave No Trace and Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, and supporting politicians and bills that protect the environment and foster conservation.
Although I consider myself an environmentalist, I no longer belong to any advocacy groups because I simply felt harassed for money. My efforts now mostly go into Leave No Trace and Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, and supporting politicians and bills that protect the environment and foster conservation.