Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Nov 08 2007
How much of your donated dollar should a paralyzed veteran get?
I already wrote off Paralyzed Veterans of America as a worthy charity. That being said, I wasn't really surprised to read on Trent Stamp's blog that this particular organization is not sending a big percentage of collected money to paralyzed veterans.
I've repeatedly torn up their snail mail material and sent it back to them, asking to be taken off their mailing lists. I continue to get occasional requests from them.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has apparently not yet heard about the small percentage of funds that the organization actually uses for paralyzed veterans, compared to the large percentage it uses on telemarketing and other fund-raising techniques. So there may be many others who are not yet aware of these figures.
If we want to be responsible stewards of what passes through our hands in this life, we have a moral obligation to educate ourselves on the best way to share money through organizations that reflect that same sense of stewardship. If you want to send your contributions to Paralyzed Veterans of America, go ahead. I just encourage you to be informed about what they actually do with your contributions.
posted at: 07:50 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I already wrote off Paralyzed Veterans of America as a worthy charity. That being said, I wasn't really surprised to read on Trent Stamp's blog that this particular organization is not sending a big percentage of collected money to paralyzed veterans.
I've repeatedly torn up their snail mail material and sent it back to them, asking to be taken off their mailing lists. I continue to get occasional requests from them.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has apparently not yet heard about the small percentage of funds that the organization actually uses for paralyzed veterans, compared to the large percentage it uses on telemarketing and other fund-raising techniques. So there may be many others who are not yet aware of these figures.
If we want to be responsible stewards of what passes through our hands in this life, we have a moral obligation to educate ourselves on the best way to share money through organizations that reflect that same sense of stewardship. If you want to send your contributions to Paralyzed Veterans of America, go ahead. I just encourage you to be informed about what they actually do with your contributions.
posted at: 07:50 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
