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Help: Speak up or Shut up?
So when I agreed to help out with the university's charity drive, I never thought it would be so much hassle.
Today, one of my fellow volunteers drops the information on us that the charity we're raising Used Clothing for doesn't accept Used Clothing. It's the last day of the clothing drive.
So the other volunteers, who have been with the school longer than I have, decided that they would take it to a Community Christian Church instead. Besides being truly embarrassed to be part of something so poorly run/organized, I am now very concerned that we, a non religious, private university, are giving clothes to a christian charity. I think there are people in the university who would take exception to that, and I don't really want to be part of that argument.
Don't get me wrong - it's a good cause. The clothing would be given for the purpose that people donated it for. And non-christians give to the Salvation Army (a Christian organization) all the time. It's just the principle of pulling the switch at the last minute feels dirty to me.
Please talk some sense into me. Should I just shut up and let them do their thing? Should I say something?
Re: Help: Speak up or Shut up?
Well, lol, I wouldn't have thought so, but I also got confronted by a co-worker a few weeks ago who was upset (to the point of being angry) that we weren't collecting for Toys for Tots. Since I am the only volunteer from my department, I feel like I've become the department's sounding board, and if it got out that we were switching charities, I'm almost positive I would hear something about it.
(Needless to say, i'm not doing this next year!)
I talked the other volunteers, and they don't feel a need to switch from the Christian Charity, so I've kinda spoken my peace. I just really, really really don't want to deal with any problems that may come up from this.
This. Especially what I've bolded. You've made your point clear to them, but you also need to tell them that you will not be held responsble for any backlash--ie, you're sending complaints to the people who made the decision to go with the Christian charity.
Maybe go to them one more time with a list of non-religious charities when you tell them that you're not handling the fallout. That way, if it does come back to you, you can say that you went to them with firm suggestions and not just the "crazy idea that you shouldn't go with a religious org."