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That was exactly my point in being against posting a "here's who will donate" list. I honestly believe that publishing such a list will hasten that process.Yes, it will stink when (and they have) some companies cut back doantions.
I agree with some above on both sides (this is not a personal attack, just trying to understand the logic) but why would I post what companies dont donate, if someone has companies that donate but wont post a list because they're afraid they wont get a donation. Isnt' this a you scratch my back type deal. If someone has no info it would still be available.Originally posted by mum24kids:
These lists are somewhat helpful, but I'm not in favor of putting a list out there that has all the contact information for the companies that donate, for a few reasons.
The biggest reason is the one that my3strongtikes expressed--companies are going to get inundated with requests and either stop giving, or give items too small to be of much use at an auction. I've worked on various auctions for the last 6 or 7 years, and on the 2 I worked on in the last year, I heard the same thing over and over--companies are just getting far more requests than they can handle. I heard this much more often in the last year than I ever had before. Think about it--this site has over 10,000 registered users, plus heaven knows how many more thousands of people could get their hands on the list with a simple Google search.
Related to that, if there are companies that don't do corporate donations, they only consider them through local stores (and vice versa), that would be great to know.
Another thing that would be helpful would be the types of companies that donate. For example, we have always had great luck with local toy stores, local museums/attractions, and parents who own vacation homes.