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WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT IS A FRAUD
Coach is Right ^ | 11/11/13 | Dean Graham US Army Ret, Iraq Vet

Posted on 11/11/2013 8:53:48 AM PST by Oldpuppymax

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To: Oldpuppymax

They lost me when they refused a donation from a church group awhile back. (See http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/wounded-warrior-project-apologizes-for-rejecting-church-donation.html)


21 posted on 11/11/2013 9:14:14 AM PST by Lake Living
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To: dangus

By comparison Fisher House has 96.6% going to the troops, and 2.2% admin costs, and 1% fundraising.


22 posted on 11/11/2013 9:15:15 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Oldpuppymax

Several years ago, I made a rather substantial donation (for me) to an org that purported to provide laptop computers to injured vets.

That got me on ‘the list’. Twice per month thereafter, I was receiving ‘we want more’ mailings. Some of those mailing were costly to produce, as they included pre-paid FEDEX return packs, etc.

It took 4 returns that I marked ‘REMOVE ME’ before they quit sending their mailings.

The total cost of their expensive ‘we want more’ mailings probably ate up half of my original donation. I concluded that they had turned into a professional fundraising org that spend more on fundraising than aiding vets. In one of their last mailings they indicated that they were joining one of the bigger ‘vet aid’ groups.

Regrettably, it becomes more difficult to find ‘real’ groups/orgs that actually do disperse aid as they claim.


23 posted on 11/11/2013 9:16:24 AM PST by TomGuy (.)
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To: Oldpuppymax
C'mon the CEO, Steve Nardizzi, only made $311,538 in 2012, offering services already available through the VA, while spending other people's money.
Caaaaan't be a scam.
24 posted on 11/11/2013 9:16:42 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

He’s also anti gun.


25 posted on 11/11/2013 9:17:48 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: dangus

They sure have a huge budget for TV commercials.


26 posted on 11/11/2013 9:19:02 AM PST by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: G Larry

About a year or so ago a church-supported private school raised SEVERAL thousand dollars for WWP. They refused to take the money because it was a church-affilated school. That church has also raised more funds for the project, which was also refused. Several groups went to bat for the school, saying that there was no coercion with this gift to do anything religious, or make any religious professions with the gift, so why would IT be deemed coercive and a gift from an atheist group would not? I think they finally accepted it, but with a lot of coercion from MANY other groups to do the right thing. However, other facts started to leak out about the high costs associated with running the charity, and although one does expect there to be real operating costs involved, it should not be more than a certain percent...I think 25%, give or take a little. Some groups operate on less because most of the workers are volunteers, not paid workers. To me, when I heard they refused this gift in the first place, it told me all that I needed to know. Another PC group that is susceptible to bribery and graft. NOT ONE MORE donation will ever be given by me to that group, I don’t care WHO supports it.


27 posted on 11/11/2013 9:20:03 AM PST by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: Oldpuppymax; All

They lost my respect when they came out to be anti-2A.

http://www.ammoland.com/2012/11/wounded-warrior-project-is-anti-gun/#axzz2kMIDi0Cu


28 posted on 11/11/2013 9:20:23 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: sean327
In the 3 years my family has delt with this organization we have nothing but great things to say about what they have done for us.
Glad to hear you son got the help he needed.
Would be interested to know what services they provided that weren't already available via the VA.
29 posted on 11/11/2013 9:23:16 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: sean327

Good to hear that it worked for someone. Do you think that is due to the local staff and volunteers rather than something coming down from the top?


30 posted on 11/11/2013 9:23:21 AM PST by NonValueAdded (It's not the penalty, it's the lack of coverage on 1 Jan. Think about it.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

We’ve donated to Fisher House in the past. I’m glad to hear that we can continue to do so.


31 posted on 11/11/2013 9:23:27 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Oldpuppymax
Charity Navigator says the CEO/Executive Director of WWP, Steven Nardizzi, receives $311,538 in compensation, which is 32% of all expenses. What a crock that is. Glad this news is coming out, as I have recently become sick of the exploitative commercials used again and again, and have to mute them.

Charity Navigator also compares the overall score of several other veteran's orgs at the bottom of the page, and they don't look much better:

Wounded Warrior Project, FL - 54.39
USO of Illinois - 58.16
DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service Trust, KY - 55.36
USO of Missouri, Inc. - 64.37
Special Operations Warrior Foundation, FL - 68.89

The same page also provides a link to highly-rated vets aid orgs at the very bottom, but you have to be a registered user to access it.

32 posted on 11/11/2013 9:24:47 AM PST by Albion Wilde ("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Yep. I was skeptical of their *fundraising* efforts just by the looks of their (multiple per month) slick mailings and TV commercials. But the final straw for me was when they refused to go on GunTalk radio, last Veteran’s Day. I’ve sent back EVERY mailer to them, asking to be removed from their list, since. Here’s an article explaining the *anti-gun* stance - that’s come back to kick ‘em in the butt....

http://www.guns.com/2012/11/14/wounded-warrior-project-gun-community-gun-talk/


33 posted on 11/11/2013 9:26:04 AM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: esoxmagnum

“I had no idea. We have donated to WWP several times in the past. Can anyone verify this?”

You can find the contact info for the author at the end of the original piece.


34 posted on 11/11/2013 9:28:09 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: centurion316
Okay--I always wonder how much all those ads WWP shows cost.

But--is there a way to get a list of those organizations which really do help wounded veterans? Certainly the need for our help is not going away any time soon.

35 posted on 11/11/2013 9:29:03 AM PST by milagro (There is no peace in appeasement.)
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To: oh8eleven

The VA stone walled us, WWP helped with the mountain of paperwork for his claims. They helped push his TBI claim that the VA kept refusing. My boy was in a vehicle that was hit by an IED. He suffered a brain injury, a crushed testicle, a broken arm and severe hearing loss. The VA dragged their feet but eventually honored all but the TBI. WWP busted their azzes for 18 months to get the VA to do their job. Our experience with WWP has been nothing but positive.


36 posted on 11/11/2013 9:30:32 AM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: dangus
According to Charity Navigator, WWP allocates 55 percent of its revenue to program expenses and 44.8 percent to fundraising and administrative expenses. That’s pretty poor.

Wow, that's shocking if true. WWP sure seems to have a lot of $$$ for TV commercials...

37 posted on 11/11/2013 9:31:01 AM PST by nutmeg (ObamaCare: Yet another disaster brought to you by the democRATic party)
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To: Oldpuppymax

You mean the fact that they now want “Monthly Donors” to continue their revenue stream but won’t take a penny from firearms groups or churches? The fact that they are paying for high priced advertising and wasting the money they do get just to drive that revenue stream?


38 posted on 11/11/2013 9:33:41 AM PST by CodeToad (When ignorance rules a person's decision they are resorting to superstition.)
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To: sean327
The VA stone walled us
My first set of phone calls would have been to local politicians ... followed up with local news stations, newspapers, etc.
Glad all is well and you must be very proud of your sons.
Semper Fi ...
39 posted on 11/11/2013 9:38:48 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Albion Wilde

“DAV (Disabled American Veterans) “

DAV in Colorado fired a Vietnam veteran, whose was their transportation manager, and his wife, who was their regional director, and replaced them with two illegal aliens. DAV in Colorado has history of hiring illegal aliens while claiming they hire veterans.


40 posted on 11/11/2013 9:38:55 AM PST by CodeToad (When ignorance rules a person's decision they are resorting to superstition.)
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