Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Astarita demands minister apologise for 'outrageous slur' to fundraisers

Astarita demands minister apologise for 'outrageous slur' to fundraisers: peaking at the Charity Retail Association’s annual conference this morning, Astarita, director of fundraising at the British Red Cross, also said charities faced a “lynch mob” mentality in the media and Parliament over campaigning, salaries and fundraising tactics.

“Never before have we faced such hostility,” he said.

His comments come after Lewis said in a statement released last week that “aggressive fundraisers” risked turning high streets into “an unwelcome gauntlet of bolshie bucket-

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