[Huber]

The United Way will cave on this issue if participants in Miami Dade take a stand and cut funding to the United Way, both through individual contributions and through any city or county grants that UW is receiving.

This was successfully accomplished several years ago in Winston-Salem, NC, partly through the leadership of conservative Republican Alderman Vernon Robinson, who is currently running for Congress in the 5th district.

Even though Winston-Salem is smaller and different than Miami, there are lessons that apply to Miami/Dade. The fact is pressure will cause the United Way to reverse course, if Conservatives show their principles and backbone.

The first step is to begin to rally the troops. Bump this thread and ping anyone you know in the Miami area!

[CdMGuy]

Anyone who donates to the UW needs to read the brochure that lists all of the organizations who get the contributions. One reading will convince you that you should either direct your funds to a specific charity or not contribute.

The first problem with directing your funds to a specific charity is that it may do no good. The UW develops a contribution budget for each agency it supports. So, if they decide to give the Boy Scouts $500,000, your directed contribution becomes part of that pot. Your contribution is not over and above that pot.

The second problem is that UW keeps about 15% of all directed contributions for it own admin. expenses.

So, the best thing is not to give to UW. Rather, make a commitment to give the same amount directly to a deserving agency of your choice. I did that several years ago and make quarterly contributions directly to an organization with minimum admin. expenses. I feel much better about it.