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Charity officials pay deemed 'appropriate'
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I am not suprised. Where can I sign up for this gig?
When I am asked for a charitable contribution I ask what portion of the donation is for fundraising or administrative purposes. I want my charitable contribution (from my $30,000 annual salary) to be used directly for the people it is meant to help - not executives or professional fundraisers). My contribution from above-mentioned salary is not meant to help fund a half-million plus salary for someone!
Kudos to the Osmonds who serve without compensation in this organization which does great work.
However, the question remains in my mind - should working for the good of children, animals or humanitarian causes - be a $500,000+ a year career?
Would not a more reasonable annual salary - still giving a great lifestyle - result in more assistance being given to the recipients of the charitable organization? If the executives truly believe in their cause, would not that also be a reward?
Corporate donations could, and should, also be used to directly benefit the recipients of the charity, and not solely as compensation of the executives.
I have major issues with The Children's Miracle network which ONLY helps kids that don't have insurance, they don't help parents who are underinsured or who just have sooooo many dang hospital bills that it becomes impossible for them to pay them all and not become homeless in the process.
PCMC is more than willing to start bugging parents several hours after your child's latest surgery to start getting a payment for the hospital stay/surgery because they know you have lousy insurance and you will be footing the majority of the bill.
Jeez if maybe the CEO and the other's making an enormous amount of $$ didn't have such HUGE salaries they could use that money and help the parents that are overwhelemed by huge hospital/medical bills because there insurance stinks.
The commentators above ('Charity' and 'Donations vs Compensation') both mentioned that this is a great charity which does much good. The public can be assured that their donations are given directly to benefit the children. More money could be channeled to the children if the corporate sponsors' money was not earmarked soley for overhead and salaries. Sounds reasonable to me.
I will continue to donate to this organization, but would like to express my surprise that it is such a profitable career choice!
You expect me to believe that Marie and the Osmonds use charity money to pay their staffs and meals when they go to hospitals? Yeah, right. But yes, I don't doubt they fly first class. Is it at the expense of the charity? No way I believe it. Too many tax and charity declaration requirements. They're in it for the money?! Give me a break. You're the one trying to profit off Marie's life instead of your own original work. I think we know who's "in it for the money."
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