78/100 Anderson Cooper 360 (news program)
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phynckeAnderson Cooper 360 (2012)
Tonight's segment on non-profit fundraising and organizations that do not deliver on their promises.
Summary:
Anderson Cooper exposes Veteran's fundraising groups for fraudulent fundraising.
Short commentary post here on the level of reporting on Anderson Cooper's 360 program tonight. This was excellent reporting on these non profit groups and the disbursal of funds. Basically they followed the money and showed how little of the funds raised were going to the veterans. I work in fundraising and was very interested in the program and could not conceive of fundraising working this way. All of our funds go to students but in this program - most of the funds go to this third party, private company that the organizations pay to fundraise for them. The money is not going to the populations they are fundraising for! It was balanced though and they did show some groups that do good work.
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khylea told me about a website which rates non-profits so you can check an organization before you make a donation to see how effective they are. Here is the link:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
But this show was an eye opener for me and hats off to Anderson Cooper (who also stated he is gay this week and proud to be.).
Overall rating:
Well done news program.
Recommend:
Good reporting!
Warnings:
Nothing. News program.
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post 78/100 in the 100 things challenge
Tonight's segment on non-profit fundraising and organizations that do not deliver on their promises.
Summary:
Anderson Cooper exposes Veteran's fundraising groups for fraudulent fundraising.
Short commentary post here on the level of reporting on Anderson Cooper's 360 program tonight. This was excellent reporting on these non profit groups and the disbursal of funds. Basically they followed the money and showed how little of the funds raised were going to the veterans. I work in fundraising and was very interested in the program and could not conceive of fundraising working this way. All of our funds go to students but in this program - most of the funds go to this third party, private company that the organizations pay to fundraise for them. The money is not going to the populations they are fundraising for! It was balanced though and they did show some groups that do good work.
khylea told me about a website which rates non-profits so you can check an organization before you make a donation to see how effective they are. Here is the link:http://www.charitynavigator.org/
But this show was an eye opener for me and hats off to Anderson Cooper (who also stated he is gay this week and proud to be.).
Overall rating:
Well done news program.
Recommend:
Good reporting!
Warnings:
Nothing. News program.
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post 78/100 in the 100 things challenge
