# Chuggers not so bad according to Irish survey

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/12/chuggers-not-so-bad-according-irish-survey/
- Published: 2005-10-12T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Chuggers have come out of a survey of people in Northern Ireland relatively favourably
according to research conducted for the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action.
A significant number of people, however, are concerned about where their donations
go.

The survey, called ‘Chuggers – are they a cause for public concern?’, found that
57.7% of individuals considered on-street professional fundraising a convenient 
method by which they can give to charity. Furthermore 59.1% of individuals believe
on-street professional collectors help raise awareness about certain issues and 
causes. Less than one fifth of individuals (19.5%) believe they do not help raise
awareness of issues and causes and a further 19.8% of individuals do not hold an
opinion on the issue.

There has been some criticism in Northern Ireland as elswhere that asking someone
for their bank details on often busy streets is too intrusive.

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Interestingly less than four in every ten individuals surveyed believe this form
of fundraising is intrusive.

Over half (55.5%) of individuals surveyed have concerns about the final destination
of their monies. This may be partially attributed to the changing face of the on-
street fundraiser. In the past on-street collectors were usually older women who
stood with a plastic or tin box. Today professional on-street fundraisers are usually
in their twenties. This may raise the suspicions of the potential donor to ask why
are they doing fundraising. Is it because they are dedicated to the particular cause
or is it just a way to make money?

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