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Offline backupr9

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Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« on: January 11, 2015, 10:58:48 AM »
This was taken from a post at the Seecamp Forum...Seems like a reputable website and post.  Disturbing if true!

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/12/08/wounded-warriors-project-a-legal-scam/
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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2015, 12:08:05 PM »
     I read it.
    I hope it's not true, but realistically , I had my doubts about its legitimacy from the get go. As the old saying goes, "trust, but verify."

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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2015, 04:19:59 PM »
I went to TruthorFiction.com which says this is false, however they provide a third set of figures, so....go figure!
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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2015, 06:30:06 PM »
Bill O'Reilly on Fox has donated millions and he had a guy on a couple of weeks ago giving numbers and percentages and it sounded fine to me.

I do not know who to believe.

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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2015, 06:52:37 PM »
I don't know, either, but given a choice I would support David Feherty's "Troops First Foundation" because I know he is the real deal.


http://www.troopsfirstfoundation.org

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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2015, 08:43:45 PM »
In a private email Richard S stated that he was leary of any charitable organization that paid its leader 300K or more.  I tend to agree.
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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2015, 08:58:17 PM »

It all depends on the percentage that flows to the valid recipients.

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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
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Re: Wounded Warrior Project use of donations
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2015, 10:44:40 AM »
An examination of that tax return shows that Troops First is indeed "the real deal." And as John has noted, one of the first criteria I use to evaluate a so-called "non-profit" charity is the salary structure for its top executives. If I find such an organization is paying any of those individuals as much as $300,000 each a year and/or giving them substantial year-end bonuses, a red flag goes up in my mind.
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