Quote Originally Posted by ShortStack View Post
Why can't you ask them if a check has "donations" or "research" or something of that nature written in the memo line, if it can be guaranteed to go to that specific cause, if they can't/won't set up Paypal? If people really want to donate, then taking the 3 minutes to write and mail a check won't be that much of an inconvenience.

Of course, the public credit issue is probably a legit claim. Sadly, many people won't do something "good" if they can't get the recognition.
The thing is, they don't have any way of separating donations specifically for IBD research. But you could attempt to do that, there's no harm. Some of us thought by putting buttons on our website and an educational note of some sort or page we could also educate our customers and the general public at the same time. One can still make changes on their website, nothing is going to prevent that..it was just a thought, and an attempt to follow through on the thought.

I don't understand the references on getting recognition? Anyone donating would of course keep their cancelled checks for Tax purposes as donations are tax-deductible. I suppose this is recognition of a sorts.