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Originally Posted by Ice_Weasel
I still don't understand your agenda here. Every dollar raised for charity is a good thing, and if you want to shame those that work hard to raise those dollars they may just stop altogether. Would 100% "efficiency" on $0 raised make you happy?
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No it's not.
If I had a foundation that brought in a billion dollars but I only sent 300 dollars to charities, that would not be good and I should probably be executed despite bringing in money for charity.
Now 30% isn't quite there, but it's getting there. It's not a good percentage, and even compared to its peers it sucks. That's the whole reason for the charity watchdog. Some people may not like to find out that for every dollar they spend towards the Flames Foundation, that 30 cents goes to a charity and 70 cents goes to throwing a party. Exaggeration of course, but you get the point.
Others may be fine spending a ticket on a poker game knowing that pretty much nothing goes to a charity. And that's fine, but it's nice to have transparency. So I'm not really sure why you are mad that I'm pointing out that's a charity spending 30 cents for every dollar it receives (outside of the 50/50) to actual charity causes. If it wasn't for it being the "Flames Foundation" many people would take issue with that fact.
Inversely, the United Way is getting about 75 cents or more for every dollar it receive to actual programs. That's pretty much the point of the article and report, be careful with your donation. Know where it's going. Some people may be fine with what the Flames are doing, others may not be. I'm not sure the harm in informing them though.