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Old 08-05-2020, 07:58 PM   #902
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Originally Posted by Rutuu View Post
Imagine the infrastructure for that charity pre this cash injection. A few alum wives, a few dusty folks that used to work provincial govt and local business leaders that own logistics, transport, and oil field service businesses. They did ok when the budget was a few million and they were organising hospital visits, a golf tourney, a poker night and a few awareness galas.

Now their balance sheet has gotten this huge influx of cash. Watch this space... something funny is going to happen.
Total aside, but I’ve always wondered about this - where a charity goes viral in this manner. The best example to me is the ALS I’ve bucket challenge. A totally worthwhile charity, but they had this massive influx of cash that they were not set up to handle. Not that I suspect there was funny business, but I doubt they had any sort of plan, kind of like what the Oilers Foundation is now trying to deal with.
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