I haven’t given since I learned how very little of what they get actually does go to the wounded warriors. It looks as though they mostly use what they get to promote and employ themselfs.
Even though I no longer donate, they still deluge me with 3-4 mailings and “gifts”/mo.
Very poor handling of donations to my way of thinking.
There are several local organizations who truly DO aid those troops and don’t spend so much on promoting themslves.
They’re just like the NRA in that respect.
The use swag to drive new donations.
Not that I’m against it, but it becomes what they’ve admitted to as “branding” and at some point it becomes counterproductive.