Posted on Sep 29, 2015
Thoughts on the nonprofit sector that supports veterans--are there gaps in services? Is the sector too over-saturated to be truly effective?
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I run a non profit 501c3 called Wounded Eagle UAS to train wounded veterans to build, fly, and maintain remotely piloted aircraft for the commercial UAV industry and recreational use. We are the only group specializing in this field of training for wounded vets. We are filing a gap in wounded veterans services and our goals are effective and achievable. We are an all veteran run organization. Care to help us? If you are a wounded veteran, there is no charge for your training, tools, or material. The only cost is that you join the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) to cover your insurance needs to fly in public and AMA fields. After you complete our course (4 levels of training) you keep your tools, materials, and lab work so that you may continue to fly after you complete our course. One more thing, this career is fun and it's the future. We want to give back to those that have paid the second highest price our country can ask of its citizenry.
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LTC David Haines
Thanks for what you do! It sounds like you have found a useful niche. I worked in the nonprofit sector serving veterans for two years and walked away somewhat disillusioned. I am looking at options how to get back in whether it is volunteering or something more. This is the reason I am asking the question--real impact can be far more satisfying than big financial gains
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SN Joseph Dorando
Our program WEUAS is all about impact and opportunity for our wounded veterans. Our job is to enhance the lives of others, not our own. We are developing a professional grade course for our wounded team and ship mates to get into the sUAV/S industry. One I might add is in its infancy. My boot camp company motto was "Ahead of the Rest" and that's where I/We want to put our wounded veterans.
As founder, I want my group to be squeaky clean when it comes to our administrative costs. I/We have no intention of getting rich from this. It's more of an honor to be the one to give a hand up to a very well deserving soul. We are looking for fellow veterans to join us and help maintain the integrity and quality of our group.
Not to mention, flying is a really fun thing to do. Did you know they have head tracking cameras for flying? Check out FPV racing on YouTube. Imagine someone confined to a wheelchair flying a multicopter (with googles) from the flight deck of the aircraft! How liberating would that be? I believe there's a sense of therapy to this.
Would you like to join us?
As founder, I want my group to be squeaky clean when it comes to our administrative costs. I/We have no intention of getting rich from this. It's more of an honor to be the one to give a hand up to a very well deserving soul. We are looking for fellow veterans to join us and help maintain the integrity and quality of our group.
Not to mention, flying is a really fun thing to do. Did you know they have head tracking cameras for flying? Check out FPV racing on YouTube. Imagine someone confined to a wheelchair flying a multicopter (with googles) from the flight deck of the aircraft! How liberating would that be? I believe there's a sense of therapy to this.
Would you like to join us?
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Tricky question. I've worked in the non-profit help the needy environment and it was one of the worst jobs I ever had. It was border line worker abuse, constant leadership leading by fear of loosing your employment and paying above average wages. I worked for on of the largest non-profit in America and I can tell you that non-profits have become the new career for many because they are very profitable. Drive by any non-profit parking lot and check out the cars in the employee parking areas. You will see high end cars driving by the leadership such as Lexus, BMWs and Cadillacs. There are no laws governing how much money they have to give to the charity they support. Non-profits are growing faster than the economy.
All I can say is do your homework and investigate the agency you would like to support financially. I found only one non profit that truly is and that is the Salvation Army.
All I can say is do your homework and investigate the agency you would like to support financially. I found only one non profit that truly is and that is the Salvation Army.
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SN Joseph Dorando
Not all non-profits are in it for the money, for some of us, our pay (reward) is the satisfaction knowing we gave a hand up (not a handout) to our brothers and sisters and that we make a positive impact in their lives. Think of a job where learning and working is fun and challenging. Keep you eye on Wounded Eagle UAS.
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I guess that all depends on what sector we are talking about. I'm in a developing sector called unmanned aerial systems and there is a big future ahead for us. It's only now that private sector is seeing the tremendous value in our image collections and data gathering efforts make.
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