Cleveland's Charities Need 12,000 Regular Givers
Are You One?
Benevolence by Co-operation
Benevolence by Competition
between institutions is:
between institutions is:
few, EACH
by
YEAR DIMINISHING IN NUMBER.
interested eitize by increasing numbers of informed
II. VEXATIOUS,generosity being rewarded by constantly
II
PLEASURABLE; the making of free choice of any or all
forms
increased pressure and more numerous appeals on
those known to give.
human service according to one's wishes.
III. ECONOMICAL
without favor or oreiudice. the needs of ittthree in.
III.
ysolicitors
(some receive 33%% commission) to visit the same
stitutions.
person.
IV. EF hest method ATE, each organization ap
IV.
lack of correlation of method. field. or infuence
ough
lessen the good will possessed by others in the
care not
broad field of human welfare.
V.
V.
to grow as result of effective solicitation rather than
on the the worth of its work as done by officers and boards
of directors freed from their present taxing labors as
collectors.
genuine worth.
VI ve this great, unified proble reet
VI. COGENT, because CONCERTED and CONSTRUCTIVE
ordinated attempt to solve the community problem of
poverty and need.
By Which Method Are You Working?
The directors and social workers of fifty-three of Cleveland's mosst progressive charitable
organizations believe that for all concerned BENEVOLENCE BY cO-OPERATION IS BETTER
THAN BENEVOLENCE BY COMPETITION
Cleveland's charities in the past have been supported by less than 6,000 givers, under one
per cent of the city's population. Do you think that we are too optimistic in believing that 12,000
people in Cleveland should have a stockholders's interest in charity? Are you going to become one of
Moreover, are you going to take the stand NOW in order
We want your sympathetic help in making this week, June 2-9,
the "Benevolent Twelve Thousand?"
to meet pressing current needs?
in very truth a "Good VWill and Decision Week."
If you have already made your year's gifts, make NOW a tentative subscription of your gifts
after October first next or set a time when your subscription will be possible for you. No further
solicitation will then be made of you.
Make checks to "Federaticn for Charity and Philanthropy."
THE CLEVELAND FEDERATION FOR CHARITY AND PHILANTHROPY
419 Chamber of Commerce
Main 5636
