Posted on Mar 15, 2016
Sound Off: Does the Wounded Warrior Project Controversy Change Your Attitude About Military...
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Last Thursday, the Wounded Warrior Project fired its CEO, Steven Nardizzi, and COO, Al Giordano, after a barrage of criticism about high spending on party, hotel and travel expenses at the charity.
CBS News reported in January that organization has raised more than $800 million over the last four years. Here are a few numbers that led to the firings.
Watchdog organizations like CharityWatch and Charity Navigator estimate only 54 to 60 percent of donations go to help wounded service members.
Nardizzi received a salary of $496,415 in 2014.
Spending on conferences and meetings rose from $1.7 million in 2010 to $26 million in 2014.
Last year, the organization gave a $150,000 grant to a group that defends higher spending on overhead, executive salaries and fundraising by charities.
The charity has a $248 million surplus, money that’s sitting in a bank account and not being spent to help veterans.
The board took action after Fred and Dianne Kane, the parents of two Iraq War veterans, called for Nardizzi to resign. Since 2009, the family has donated $325,000 to WWP through its personal charity, Tee-off for a Cause. Fred has also criticized Nardizzi’s absence from the debate since the allegations surfaced. “Where is this guy? You lead from the front — good or bad — you don’t hide,” he said, “If no one is going to talk about this right now and it has to be me, then it has to be me.”
The Wounded Warrior Project has flooded television with fundraising spots over the last couple of years and they’ve become the highest-profile military charity in the USA. Do you think this controversy will curtail giving and end up being bad for veterans? Or will citizens move on to more responsible charities. Maybe you think the criticism of WWP is unfair
CBS News reported in January that organization has raised more than $800 million over the last four years. Here are a few numbers that led to the firings.
Watchdog organizations like CharityWatch and Charity Navigator estimate only 54 to 60 percent of donations go to help wounded service members.
Nardizzi received a salary of $496,415 in 2014.
Spending on conferences and meetings rose from $1.7 million in 2010 to $26 million in 2014.
Last year, the organization gave a $150,000 grant to a group that defends higher spending on overhead, executive salaries and fundraising by charities.
The charity has a $248 million surplus, money that’s sitting in a bank account and not being spent to help veterans.
The board took action after Fred and Dianne Kane, the parents of two Iraq War veterans, called for Nardizzi to resign. Since 2009, the family has donated $325,000 to WWP through its personal charity, Tee-off for a Cause. Fred has also criticized Nardizzi’s absence from the debate since the allegations surfaced. “Where is this guy? You lead from the front — good or bad — you don’t hide,” he said, “If no one is going to talk about this right now and it has to be me, then it has to be me.”
The Wounded Warrior Project has flooded television with fundraising spots over the last couple of years and they’ve become the highest-profile military charity in the USA. Do you think this controversy will curtail giving and end up being bad for veterans? Or will citizens move on to more responsible charities. Maybe you think the criticism of WWP is unfair
Sound Off: Does the Wounded Warrior Project Controversy Change Your Attitude About Military...
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There have been a lot of allegations against WWP in the past. These include them suing anyone or any group had a similar logo or used a similar term to wounded warrior. That turned me off to them a few years ago and I have not bought anything since then that I know goes to them. When you do this to smaller groups, I think you are actually hurting veterans who may receive more from a smaller organization than the behemoth WWP.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/04/wounded-warrior-charity-unleashes-hell-on-other-veteran-groups.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/04/wounded-warrior-charity-unleashes-hell-on-other-veteran-groups.html
‘Wounded Warrior’ Charity Unleashes Hell—On Other Veteran Groups
What happens when a nonprofit that was started to help veterans becomes the neighborhood bully?
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I lost respect for them a year ago. When it came out they were suing much smaller orgs who had "Warrior" in their names, or some kind of silhouette in their logo's. I also look at the artists who used to be on their ads and I only see Trace Adkins, and these ads are old. For them I think their time is up. Problem is, another will come and take their place, but it's going to be hard for them to separate themselves from WWP in many eyes. Greed and money. They can ruin a lot of friendships
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No but having over 45,000 min/vet charities does screw up the chances of stressed folks to seek out help!
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