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For the legitimate ones, where the kid honestly thinks they're doing a charity a favour (and often enough they really are), or it's a good charity even if I don't care to donate at that moment, I tell a white lie.
For school ones, I say I've already donated through a neighbour or my own kids (actually, that's usually true). For the other charities, I say it's a great cause and I'm so glad people are helping them, and I donated through work or an earlier campaign. They still feel good for helping, and don't start the "But, but, it's a good cause!" spiel.
There was one charity it didn't work for, though. Mom's friend worked for it at the city level, so Mom donated through her. The national level called and gave Mom this spiel about how the funds are used for totally different (better, more worthy) projects and she really should donate to national level as well (and possibly instead). She told her friend, and the bosses got told, and national got a good talking to for ruining the image of the entire cause.
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Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny." 
