Donations

[6tmile]

Is this true? This was just sent to me. Donating - Interesting, ever wonder where that donation money goes?


Keep these facts in mind when "donating". As you open your pockets
for yet another natural disaster, keep the following facts in mind; we
have listed them from the highest (worse paid offender) to the lowest
(least paid offender).


The worst offender was yet again for the 11th year in a row is, UNICEF - CEO,
receives $1,200,000 per year, (plus use of a Rolls Royce for his exclusive
use where ever he goes, and an expense account that is rumored to be well
over $150,000.) Only pennies from the actual donations goes to the UNICEF
cause (less than $0.14 per dollar of income).


The second worst offender this year is Marsha J. Evans, President and CEO
of the American Red Cross... for her salary for the year ending in 2009 was
$651,957 plus expenses. Enjoys 6 weeks - fully paid holidays including
all related expenses during the holiday trip for her and her husband and
kids. including 100% fully paid health & dental plan for her and her family,
for life. This means out of every dollar they bring in, about $0.39 goes to
related charity causes.



The third worst offender was again for the 7th time was, Brian Gallagher,
President of the United Way receives a $375,000 base salary (U. S. funds),
plus so many numerous expense benefits it's hard to keep track as to what it
is all worth, including a fully paid lifetime membership for 2 golf courses
( 1 in Canada, and 1 in the U. S. A.), 2 luxury vehicles, a yacht club membership,
3 major company gold credit cards for his personal expenses... and so on. This
equates to about $0.51 per dollar of income goes to charity causes.


Fourth worst offender who was also again in the fourth spot, for every year since
this information has been made available from the start 1998 is amazingly yet again,
World Vision President (Canada) receives $300,000 base salary, (plus supplied -
a home valued in the $700,000 - $800,000 dollar value range, completely furnished,
completely paid all housing expenses, including taxes, water/sewer, telephone/fax,
HD/high speed cable, weekly maid service and pool/yard maintenance, fully paid
private schooling for his children, upscale automobile and an $55,000 personal
expense account for clothing/food, with a $125,000 business expense account).
Get this, because it is a "religious based" charity, it pays, little to no taxes, can
receive government assistance and does not have to declare were the money goes.
Only about $0.52 of earned income per dollar is available for charity causes.


Of the sixty some odd "charities" we looked at, the lowest paid
(President/C. EO/Commissioner) was heading up a charity group
in Canada . We found, believe it or not, it was......

Ready for this..

I think you might be surprised...

It is, none other than...

The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary
of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2
Billion dollar organization. Which means about $0.93 per dollar earned,
is readily available and goes back out to local charity causes... truly amazing
.. and well done "Sally Anne"

[Boss442]

This is why I "only" donate my money and time to the Royal Canadian Legion, a huge amount of their funds go directly back into the community to support youth organizations not to mention veterans.

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by Boss442

This is why I "only" donate my money and time to the Royal Canadian Legion, a huge amount of their funds go directly back into the community to support youth organizations not to mention veterans.

x2

[altaberg]

except that it's mostly BS or inaccurate:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp

Would be a little careful as a rule with circulating e-mails and internet information.

[mooseknuckle]

Originally Posted by altaberg

except that it's mostly BS or inaccurate:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp

Would be a little careful as a rule with circulating e-mails and internet information.

Thank you. Beat me too it. So the fact that these organizations give billions every year means nothing because someone is making something on the side? If you aske me maybe they deserve something for their efforts? Or maybe they shouldn't give anything at all unless their salaries compare to the average joes!! Yeah that would be better?

[Boss442]

"A Toronto Star investigation in 2002 revealed that almost one in six Canadian charities was spending more money on running the organization than on the actual charitable work."

http://www.moneysense.ca/2010/06/17/...r-money-going/

[Boss442]

"Charities paid $762M to private fundraisers"

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/...ndraisers.html

[New Hunter Okotoks]

I wonder if Unicef would get as many donations if they showed a guy climbing out of his Rolls Royce asking for money to fund his 1.2 million $$$ salary?
Nah,they'll keep that on the down low and keep showing the kids with the flies on them and the distended stomachs. They get more money donated that way and get to keep the lifestyle they've become accustomed to;from the suffering of others in the world.

[Reeves1]

That's nothing !

You give me money, 100% will end up in my pocket !

[duffy4]

Originally Posted by 6tmile

Is this true? This was just sent to me. Donating - Interesting, ever wonder where that donation money goes?


Keep these facts in mind when "donating". As you open your pockets
for yet another natural disaster, keep the following facts in mind; we
have listed them from the highest (worse paid offender) to the lowest
(least paid offender).


The worst offender was yet again for the 11th year in a row is, UNICEF - CEO,
receives $1,200,000 per year, (plus use of a Rolls Royce for his exclusive
use where ever he goes, and an expense account that is rumored to be well
over $150,000.) Only pennies from the actual donations goes to the UNICEF
cause (less than $0.14 per dollar of income).


The second worst offender this year is Marsha J. Evans, President and CEO
of the American Red Cross... for her salary for the year ending in 2009 was
$651,957 plus expenses. Enjoys 6 weeks - fully paid holidays including
all related expenses during the holiday trip for her and her husband and
kids. including 100% fully paid health & dental plan for her and her family,
for life. This means out of every dollar they bring in, about $0.39 goes to
related charity causes.



The third worst offender was again for the 7th time was, Brian Gallagher,
President of the United Way receives a $375,000 base salary (U. S. funds),
plus so many numerous expense benefits it's hard to keep track as to what it
is all worth, including a fully paid lifetime membership for 2 golf courses
( 1 in Canada, and 1 in the U. S. A.), 2 luxury vehicles, a yacht club membership,
3 major company gold credit cards for his personal expenses... and so on. This
equates to about $0.51 per dollar of income goes to charity causes.


Fourth worst offender who was also again in the fourth spot, for every year since
this information has been made available from the start 1998 is amazingly yet again,
World Vision President (Canada) receives $300,000 base salary, (plus supplied -
a home valued in the $700,000 - $800,000 dollar value range, completely furnished,
completely paid all housing expenses, including taxes, water/sewer, telephone/fax,
HD/high speed cable, weekly maid service and pool/yard maintenance, fully paid
private schooling for his children, upscale automobile and an $55,000 personal
expense account for clothing/food, with a $125,000 business expense account).
Get this, because it is a "religious based" charity, it pays, little to no taxes, can
receive government assistance and does not have to declare were the money goes.
Only about $0.52 of earned income per dollar is available for charity causes.


Of the sixty some odd "charities" we looked at, the lowest paid
(President/C. EO/Commissioner) was heading up a charity group
in Canada . We found, believe it or not, it was......

Ready for this..

I think you might be surprised...

It is, none other than...

The Salvation Army's Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary
of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2
Billion dollar organization. Which means about $0.93 per dollar earned,
is readily available and goes back out to local charity causes... truly amazing
.. and well done "Sally Anne"

Ah! careful you don't step in that.

[mooseknuckle]

Originally Posted by New Hunter Okotoks

I wonder if Unicef would get as many donations if they showed a guy climbing out of his Rolls Royce asking for money to fund his 1.2 million $$$ salary?
Nah,they'll keep that on the down low and keep showing the kids with the flies on them and the distended stomachs. They get more money donated that way and get to keep the lifestyle they've become accustomed to;from the suffering of others in the world.

Your right they should just stop and not bother giving anymore. I only gave like 1% of my earnings last year, wow I'm a douchebag.

[Ken07AOVette]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckle

Your right they should just stop and not bother giving anymore. I only gave like 1% of my earnings last year, wow I'm a douchebag.

BUT you made $eleventy bazillion dollars last year, so 1% of that is 10 mazillion!

[New Hunter Okotoks]

Originally Posted by mooseknuckle

Your right they should just stop and not bother giving anymore. I only gave like 1% of my earnings last year, wow I'm a douchebag.

Umm,OK you're right. They should just give the guy 10 million to run the charity. After all lots of people give money knowing the guy pulls in over a million dollars a year from the suffering of others.

I did not say that people should stop giving. You don't think it's inappropriate for a guy to make that kind of jack running a charity for the poorest of the poor people in the world?

New neighbour:"Hey Bob,that's a nice multi-million dollar house you got there. What is that; the new Mercedes 500 beside the Rolls in the garage? What line of work are you in?"

Unicef Topdog: "I am the head of a charity that helps the poorest people in Africa. If it were not for their suffering,I wouldn't have all this."

[mooseknuckle]

Well ken your close. Not including the charitable funds given through many of your fine threads which I will continue to contribute to always.

And I fully understand that half of any amount is still half and in some cases equals millions of dollars..... But half of 2 billion is still a billion! Yes many of these CEO's in alot of minds take way too much but still ask your self what would you pay to keep living? Bitchen about what the big wigs profit o er the good that the other capital goes to is a losing battle!

If its just that simple then start up a charity!! Run it on nothing, take nothing and make the entire world happy! I TRULY believe that the people pizzen and monen about what other "successful" folks of the world are doing are the same ones financing the very computer they are typing on for $12 a week and lack the motivation to go out there get educated, get determened and make something out of their lives.

Too much "rich get richer" attitude like your owed something? These rich "azzholes" in your mind are giving billions! Billions of which were never there and untill you cough it up wouldn't other wise be there.

Prays? Maybe not. But to sit there and completely flame these people is some what un-just in mind. My opinion.

[mooseknuckle]

I wish to dumb it down. Not for you but for myself. Take away all the above mentioned charitable foundations. Are you happier with a few people not walking easy street and millions literally suffering and or dying?

I'll gladly take some douchenozzle livin it up and others "LITERALLY" continuing to live and breath. Then one wallstreet loser getting whT he deserves and an entire tribe somewhere ceasing to exsist.