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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
It is not uncommon in the non-profit world for people to "pledge" money to a good cause and then not deliver.
When Jerry Lewis releases his telethon donation numbers, much of that is "pledges" which never come through.
You don't hear Jerry complaining. Be happy with what you do get! 
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Yep. Pledges don't mean much in the grand scheme of things.
Though, when people publicly pledge money just to look nice and generous... not good. We had this problem when Cheshire was raising money last year for the MDA.