#4530213 - 07/16/20 11:28 AM
Re: Captain Tom Moore
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From the article: "Colonel Tom’s fantastic fundraising broke records [and] inspired the whole country,"
So was he a captain or a colonel in the British Army?
Last edited by PanzerMeyer; 07/16/20 11:28 AM.
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#4530225 - 07/16/20 12:56 PM
Re: Captain Tom Moore
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This is why I don't give to charity,there are always sharks swimming in the water.
I'm not sure what the money actually went towards. How big a chunk Andy,do you know?
Tom Moore is a wonderful man though,he deserves the recognition.
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#4530228 - 07/16/20 01:12 PM
Re: Captain Tom Moore
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Commission on Captain Tom Moore's fundraising fact checked, worth a read. https://fullfact.org/online/justgiving-commission-captain-tom/
My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#4530351 - 07/17/20 01:53 PM
Re: Captain Tom Moore
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Yeah, but they still need an office, water and electricity, people to run the thing, customer service, legal support, janitor, PR, etc,etc.
A 1% fee isn't unacceptable, and "processing fees" are more than just transferring money from one bank account to another.
Still, on the JustGiving website there is no openness about where the money goes and how they handle their affairs, which is a big no-no for me. For me personally, a charity needs complete and total transparency as if it were a publicly listed company. JustGiving doesn't do that.
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#4530384 - 07/17/20 07:09 PM
Re: Captain Tom Moore
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Still, on the JustGiving website there is no openness about where the money goes and how they handle their affairs, which is a big no-no for me. For me personally, a charity needs complete and total transparency as if it were a publicly listed company. JustGiving doesn't do that. +1
My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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Exodus
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