Posted on Oct 5, 2015
Have Veteran charities caused collateral damage: Effects of the Current Narrative on Veterans?
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Have Veteran charities caused collateral damage: Effects of the Current Narrative on Veterans?
Interesting article RP Members - what are you thoughts and what are your suggestions for fixing it?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-aiello/collateral-damage-effects_b_8226542.html?utm_hp_ref=department-of-veterans-affairs
During a recent Veteran's charity fundraising gala, much like the hundreds of galas that occur year round - something significant happened...
At a point in the show the emcee asked all attendees from a certain group of Veterans in the audience to stand and be recognized.... Not a single person stood in spite of their presence.
Now you may think of this as an isolated occurrence but I see it as a culmination of events that have been building for some time now.
It represents a manifesto on behalf of Veterans' that they may no longer want to be used as "props." Very few Veterans consider themselves a charity case and increasingly Veterans have come to realize that the narrative around "helping" Veterans may actually be hurting Veterans by pervading a negative perception.
Interesting article RP Members - what are you thoughts and what are your suggestions for fixing it?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-aiello/collateral-damage-effects_b_8226542.html?utm_hp_ref=department-of-veterans-affairs
During a recent Veteran's charity fundraising gala, much like the hundreds of galas that occur year round - something significant happened...
At a point in the show the emcee asked all attendees from a certain group of Veterans in the audience to stand and be recognized.... Not a single person stood in spite of their presence.
Now you may think of this as an isolated occurrence but I see it as a culmination of events that have been building for some time now.
It represents a manifesto on behalf of Veterans' that they may no longer want to be used as "props." Very few Veterans consider themselves a charity case and increasingly Veterans have come to realize that the narrative around "helping" Veterans may actually be hurting Veterans by pervading a negative perception.
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There are groups such as the Wounded Warrior Project, that use images of injured and suffering veterans. At the same time, though, WWP has been able to get benefits for veterans that the VA wouldn't budge on, for various reasons, when the benefits WERE in fact deserved...
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Before making charitable contribution to anyone, check out their performance through http://www.charitynavigator.org/ If the charity in question returns less than 25% (which isn't great), they are in it for the cash. Being a non-profit means that they don't have shareholders, but can sure take care of their employees.
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These feelings as discussed in the article seem somewhat related to why more vets are shying away from the perfunctory "thank you for your service" compliments. That said, that's just an impression I have, I can't really make a link between the two.
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