In this report it says that Wounded Warrior Project "raises awareness and support for injured service members" but no one is asking why they need millions to do what I do for free everyday. It doesn't cost anything to raise awareness and frankly the only ads I've seen on TV have been for Wounded Warriors Project and not the wounded themselves. According to the complaints, the wounded say backpacks and trips are not what they need. They need money to pay their bills and help to heal. They need to get into treatment and be seen by doctors without having to wait months. They need to have their claims processed so they can feed their families when they can't work and they need jobs when they can work.
If you have a charity that is doing good work for their sake, get a good ad agency so that you get this kind of money coming into you. Just don't lose the heart you have to get up everyday to help them. Also don't get this group confused with Wounded Warrior Battalion or Wounded Warrior Program. They do really great work!
Firefighters give back to wounded warriors
Monday, 23 Apr 2012
Tina Detelj
NEW HAVEN, Conn.
(WTNH)
September 11th was a call to action for firefighters in New Haven. The day after the attacks, a bunch of them jumped on the train to go down to New York City to try to help. Now they're finding another way to help.
This time they are hoping to come to the aid of those who fought for our country: wounded warriors now in need of help themselves.
"These young men went to their recruiting office and they joined the war to stand by the 343 firefighters that died and the citizens that day," said Battalion Chief Paul Sandella, "then we should bring it for them, now that they're home and have injuries that are going to be lifelong."
Sandella is organizing the effort in which 75 percent of the Elm City's 300 firefighters have agreed to payroll deductions averaging $5 a week. The money goes straight to the Wounded Warriors Project , which raises awareness and support for injured service members.
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Non-profit charity watchdogs and surveys need to ask the real question of Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) - What does their money go to pay...booze, grants to other veteran service organizations, salaries for unqualified EVPs, employees who are not trained properly, etc...?
ReplyDeleteWWP does a great job of trying to assist the warriors and caregivers but is very green in knowing how to run an organization which is coming up to its 10 year anniversary.
Even in an organization such as this there is the "good-ol boy system". Though they have been named the best non-profit to work for by The Non Profit Times but of course look at who those surveys really go to - those who are going to say nothing but good things about where they work...
Look at their hiring process - it takes longer to fill one of their positions than it does the federal government - where is all the red tape...
I have posted a lot on them simply because of all the complaints I've heard. They have a great PR campaign but when you actually think about what they say, they don't say much at all about what they are doing for all the money. I checked out their accounting on their site and it adds up to a lot of money to run programs and not much else.
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to ask them for specifics about why they need so much money if they only have, as they report, 17,000 "alumni" yet their commercials report problems veterans face in the hundreds of thousands, which is true but it leaves people with the impression that is how many they help. Even their events are sponsored by other sources.
The most heartbreaking complaint I heard was a double amputee getting a backpack from them and wondering how to feed his kids.
There are great charities out there so always check them out.