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[quote=Anonymous]Beware of ECHOAGE.

I had an Echoage party for my son, thinking it would be nice to teach him to give to charity.  The idea is good, but, I had big issues. This is what happened:

1.  I had 3 guests tell me that they had a lot of trouble donating online
2.  I had one of those guest later tell me that if finally worked.  When I checked my Echoage funds, their gift was not there. I was embarrassed to talk to them, but I did; told them that the funds were not there, and they told me that they got a confirmation number in an email from Echoage.
3. I later noticed that 2 guests did not gift my son at all, and I can only assume that the same happened to them, but I am not going to ask.
4. I first sent an email to Echoage asking that they call me ASAP to discuss a big concern I had.  Nothing.  Instead they send me an email saying that my son 'has been selected as an Echoage Hero", and wanted to use his story on their bog, site and social media advertising. 
5. I emailed again.  Nothing. 
6. I finally got a call after a nasty FB posting about their service (that got their attention) and they were very apologetic but blamed it on technical difficulties, claiming "these things can happen", and when I asked why they don't have a warning about 'the things that can happen", they didn't have an answer.

My son (and the charity) lost out on quite a bit of money. NEVER AGAIN.

Bottom line: There are better ways to give to charity, and much better ways to get your kids involved in giving.  
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