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[WreckWench]

A good reminder with the holiday giving season ahead.

THINK BEFORE YOU DONATE

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
BEFORE YOU MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS:

As you open your pockets to do a good thing and make yourself feel good,
please keep the following facts in mind:
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The American Red Cross
President and CEO Marsha J. Evans'

salary for the year was $651,957 plus expenses

MARCH OF DIMES
It is called the March of Dimes because only a dime for every 1 dollar is given to the needy.

The United Way
President Brian Gallagher receives a $375,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits.

UNICEF
CEO Caryl M. Stern receives $1,200,000 per year (100k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE.

Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause.

GOODWILL
CEO and owner Mark Curran profits $2.3 million a year.
Goodwill is a very catchy name for his business.

You donate to his business and then he sells the items for PROFIT.
He pays nothing for his products and pays his workers minimum wage! Nice Guy.
$0.00 goes to help anyone! Stop giving to this man.

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Instead, give it to ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

GO "GREEN" AND
PUT YOUR MONEY

WHERE IT WILL
DO SOME GOOD:

The Salvation Army
Commissioner, Todd Bassett receives a small salary of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization.

96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.

The American Legion
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.

Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Disabled American Veterans
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Military Order of Purple Hearts
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

The Vietnam Veterans Association
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.

Your donations go to help Veterans and their families and youth!

Make a Wish: For children's last wishes.
100% goes to funding trips or special wishes for a dying child.

St. Jude Research Hospital
100% goes towards funding and helping Children with Cancer who have no insurance and can
not afford to pay.

Ronald McDonald Houses
All monies go to running the houses for parents who have critical Children in the hospital.

100% goes to housing, and feeding the families.


Lions Club International
100% OF DONATIONS GO TO HELP THE BLIND, BUY HEARING AIDES, SUPPORT MEDICAL MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR LATEST UNDERTAKING IS MEASLES VACCINATIONS (ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).

Please share this with everyone you can.

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/
You buy a video game or other thing off the list and it is sent directly to a hospital for them to use in their game room.

[ThatJoeGuy]

This is one of my favorite Charities.

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

You buy a video game or other thing off the list and it is sent directly to a hospital for them to use in their game room.

[WreckWench]

This is one of my favorite Charities.

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

You buy a video game or other thing off the list and it is sent directly to a hospital for them to use in their game room.

SUHWEET!

[soonerdiver]

I did a search for the one on Goodwill and there web site says this is not and never was true. The e-mail came out about 5 years ago and gets re-circulated every holiday. Forbes magazine comes out with a list of charities and how they rate as far as percentage of money going to the cause. You can also look this up at snopes.com and they have a full article about the mostly outdated and inaccurate statements made on the list.

[WreckWench]

Thank you! I did look on snopes but did not find it. I would love the comparison by Forbes if that is available.

[Sharklover]

http://www.forbes.com/top-charities/

Personally, I always vet a charity before I donate to see how much of my contribution will go to programs. I pretty much can any which pay phone solicitors. I also like to give to local charities or those whose funds stay local and which will never be on the Forbes List. They tend to have lower overhead and better accountability to their donors. And I am quite sure that there are plenty of very needy people right in my backyard.

[WreckWench]

Thank you Sharklover... I agree about local charities. And thank you for the Forbes list...not sure if tells you what % of the money collected goes to the cause...unless I am not reading it properly.

Steve can you help find the ratings you referenced so that we can correct the list of charities?

[Sharklover]

Thank you Sharklover... I agree about local charities. And thank you for the Forbes list...not sure if tells you what % of the money collected goes to the cause...unless I am not reading it properly.

Steve can you help find the ratings you referenced so that we can correct the list of charities?

I think that is what they mean by fundraising efficiency Kamala. What percentage of each dollar goes to programs. Charity Watch is pretty good for fact checking charities too.

I seriously do ban donations which are solicited by phone. For SO many reasons. Not the least of which is that they are using donations to pay the third party phone solicitors. And I generally listen to them and then tell them exactly that.

[Diver Phil]

I like The Wounded Warrior Project: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ & The Fisher House Foundation: http://www.fisherhouse.org/ for all that they do to support our Wounded Warriors and their families. I have seen what these organizations do first hand at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for all our Medical Evacuated (MEDEVAC'd) Wounded Warriors.

[little mermaid]

iver Phil, thanks for opening up an old topic. I agree with the Wounded Warrior project, my non-profit I volunteer with does lots of work with the awesome people. Donating local also means you can check on where your $ are going!!!!!

Edited by little mermaid, 24 April 2014 - 08:28 PM.

[Diver Phil]

Volunteering is sometimes the best donation you can make to an organization. Some of these outfits have enough $$ but not enough people to keep it going!

Diver Phil, thanks for opening up an old topic. I agree with the Wounded Warrior project, my non-profit I vounteer with does lots of work with the awesome people. Donating local also means you can check on where your $ are going!!!!!