It is very presumptuous of you to assume the situations that I have experienced or the knowledge I have of what is really going on.
My statement, as selfish as it may sound to you, comes from the experience of wanting to publish my charitable donations to visitors and way more than 15%.
However, after careful thought as to the TRUE motives for wanting to publish my donations to the public it was clear that it came from selfish desires… wanting to use the goodness associated with a charity to help my own image, to pull on the hearts in hopes of clinching a wavering sale.
Ask yourself, why you feel it is necessary to publish what you give? What is the purpose of proclaiming the gift?
The point I am trying to make is that the approach you have chosen leaves a question of motive with SOME visitors.
If you wish to make charity donations a part of your business campaign then it should be done so that it doesn’t appear that you are using it to boost your own sales.
One way to do that is to let the customers have a choice in either how much they want to give or at least choose the organization in which the proceeds go.
If it is your donation it is your business. If it is their donation which you are collecting then it becomes the business of both.
At the very least, an emblem placed on the site would let people know which charities you support and even a statement asking for help is fine but if someone gives and the amount anyone gives is a private matter.
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