boutons_deux
10-14-2016, 02:58 PM
Conservative groups stand to rake in massive sums of money by allying themselves against a Clinton (http://www.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/features/hillary-clinton.html) presidency and then sending out letters hitting up donors for cash to help them keep fighting her.
One group in particular is poised for a windfall: Citizens United, a group that makes conservative documentaries. It’s best known for its role in the 2010 Supreme Court decision, and its president, David Bossie, is currently taking a leave absence to work as deputy campaign manager for the Trump campaign (http://www.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/features/2016/donald-trump.html).
And it has a history of sending out mailers that raise serious ethical questions—and that may prey on senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Charity Navigator, a non-ideological organization that tracks philanthropies’ spending, gives Citizens United an unfortunate one-star rating (https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7169)—meaning donors should be wary about contributing to it, because it doesn’t use money efficiently.
Part of the reason for its low score is that the group spends tons of money on fundraising. Charity Navigator calculated that for every dollar it raises, the organization spends 38 cents to raise more money. That’s because it relies heavily on expensive fundraising methods, including mailers and telemarketer calls.
Jennifer Bell, who runs the blog Drowning in Junk (https://drowndinginmail.wordpress.com/), knows all about this. She helped care for an elderly relative—now deceased, who we will not name out of respect for the family’s privacy—who once wrote a $100 check to Citizens United.
she started to notice how disturbing some of the mailers were. One mail piece, which had Bossie’s name on it, said the relative had sent Citizens United a $50 check which was lost in the mail.
“I am writing this letter to ask for your forgiveness and understanding with a recent mix-up with the Post Office,” Bossie wrote. “As a result, we were unable to receive your $50 donation.”
“Citizens United was the victim of a clerical mistake that temporarily decreased our ability to receive all of our mail,” the letter continues. “I would say I am shocked but what do you expect from a government run organization!”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/12/did-citizens-united-prey-on-the-elderly.html
One group in particular is poised for a windfall: Citizens United, a group that makes conservative documentaries. It’s best known for its role in the 2010 Supreme Court decision, and its president, David Bossie, is currently taking a leave absence to work as deputy campaign manager for the Trump campaign (http://www.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/features/2016/donald-trump.html).
And it has a history of sending out mailers that raise serious ethical questions—and that may prey on senior citizens with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Charity Navigator, a non-ideological organization that tracks philanthropies’ spending, gives Citizens United an unfortunate one-star rating (https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7169)—meaning donors should be wary about contributing to it, because it doesn’t use money efficiently.
Part of the reason for its low score is that the group spends tons of money on fundraising. Charity Navigator calculated that for every dollar it raises, the organization spends 38 cents to raise more money. That’s because it relies heavily on expensive fundraising methods, including mailers and telemarketer calls.
Jennifer Bell, who runs the blog Drowning in Junk (https://drowndinginmail.wordpress.com/), knows all about this. She helped care for an elderly relative—now deceased, who we will not name out of respect for the family’s privacy—who once wrote a $100 check to Citizens United.
she started to notice how disturbing some of the mailers were. One mail piece, which had Bossie’s name on it, said the relative had sent Citizens United a $50 check which was lost in the mail.
“I am writing this letter to ask for your forgiveness and understanding with a recent mix-up with the Post Office,” Bossie wrote. “As a result, we were unable to receive your $50 donation.”
“Citizens United was the victim of a clerical mistake that temporarily decreased our ability to receive all of our mail,” the letter continues. “I would say I am shocked but what do you expect from a government run organization!”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/12/did-citizens-united-prey-on-the-elderly.html