Dove Foundation Annoying Me

The Dove Foundation has nothing to do with the Dove line of products, or the "Real Beauty" campaign.  It's the creation of Dick Rolfe,  Mission and history:

In 1991 The Dove Foundation began promoting family-friendly entertainment. Our standards and criteria are based on Judeo/Christian values, free from the pressure of commercial interests. We believe in a positive approach of commending high-quality, wholesome movies rather than condemning filmmakers for not meeting those standards.

I keep getting calls from them asking me to participate in a "values survey", even though all my lines are on the "do not call" list.  Here's what the Dove Foundation has to say about their annoying calls.

I'm getting pretty good at saying, "I'm not interested, thanks" and hanging up.  I wish I didn't even have to answer the phone.

So you can email them and ask for your number(s) to be added to their do not call list.  The email address is movies@dove.org

Here's Steven Weiss's take on the Dove Foundation.  Family First (!) has a long list of complaints. It turns out that the Dove Foundation passes along sales leads to Feature Films for Families.  Details below the fold.

From the St. Louis Business Journal, March 2006

A temporary restraining order was issued Tuesday against a for-profit DVD and video retailer and a nonprofit organization that allegedly abused Missouri's No Call list.
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The temporary restraining order is part of a lawsuit by the attorney general's office alleging that Feature Films For Families Inc. of Murray, Utah, and the Dove Foundation of Grand Rapid, Mich., conspired to evade state No Call laws.

Telemarketers from the Dove Foundation claimed its status as a charitable organization provided them with an exemption to the Missouri No Call law. But, the Dove Foundation was using that status to solicit sales for Feature Films For Families, a for-profit organization that sells DVDs and videos, according to a release from Nixon's office.

The restraining order eventually resulted in a $70,000 fine against the film company.

Comments

[Gordon Macdonald]

I got one of these calls from the Dove Foundation, asking to speak to "the lady of the house". Then I found an article on a spoof news site that I think you might enjoy.
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i15930