Fundraising - Skimming - Unethical?

wolf · 03-19-2007, 12:43 AM

Unless it's made clear that funds donated will also be used to cover operating expenses, no, you shouldn't take money off the top.

The United Way, of course, has set a significantly different precedent.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-19-2007, 04:11 AM

Wolf's hit it, unfortunately most fund raisers use more of the donations for expenses than for the charity. I don't think it's right.
Any out of pocket expenses are tax deductible which helps a little.

Some fund raisers argue that the charities themselves use more for administration than good deeds. The head of the Red Cross gets over a million, even the head of our local PBS TV station, WHYY in Philly, gets almost half a million, but no amount of wrongs make a right.

Now if some young lady offers her...uh...services for the cause, it's your duty to accept and can hardly pass it along.

03-19-2007, 12:43 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Unless it's made clear that funds donated will also be used to cover operating expenses, no, you shouldn't take money off the top. The United Way, of course, has set a significantly different precedent. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-19-2007, 04:11 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wolf's hit it, unfortunately most fund raisers use more of the donations for expenses than for the charity. I don't think it's right. Any out of pocket expenses are tax deductible which helps a little. Some fund raisers argue that the charities themselves use more for administration than good deeds. The head of the Red Cross gets over a million, even the head of our local PBS TV station, WHYY in Philly, gets almost half a million, but no amount of wrongs make a right. Now if some young lady offers her...uh...services for the cause, it's your duty to accept and can hardly pass it along. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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