Some people ask for donations on their birthdays.
The result is generally good – some NGOs get more donations.
I prefer not to do it, though.
To consider that:
#1 I’m entitled to receive something, my friends owe me something;
#2 The NGO/cause I support is of better money than what my friends would generally do with their money;
are both false, at least to me.
I don’t think I’m entitled, and if my friends prefer not to help an NGO but buy ice cream, I think that the money is well spent.
