Yes, i am in agreement with much that is said above. In addition to the beautiful booklets are unnecessary mailings. To our address come multiple booklets to people who moved away as long as 12 years ago. When i once called one of the organizations to let them know and commented about waste, i was told that someone sponsors these mailings/booklets. My comment was that wasting someones money that someone is intending for tzedaka is not correct. The mailings are still coming. Unfortunately we have to be careful before we give and no one has the right to tell us which cause is more important. One of our rules are not to give to organizations that send us multiple mailings even to our name.
On our recent trip to Eretz Yisroel, there were boxes set up in malls and storefronts to some popular organizations. Do your homework and remember “if in doubt do without”.