Posted on 12/30/2016 4:29:54 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
Planned Parenthood became a frequent talking point during the election. The additional attention now appears to be responsible for a skyrocketing number of donations.
"Somebody stopped in yesterday, downstairs, a man, and he had nine checks of $45 each, all in the name of Mike Pence," Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota President and CEO Sarah Stoesz said. She's never seen anything like it.
"Our donations are up about 300 percent over a typical year," Stoesz said. "Every time there is any kind of attack on Planned Parenthood, of any broad scale, there has been an outpouring of support. Every single time. This time, however, it's just been extraordinary."
Jon Pratt, executive director of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, said, generally speaking, donations to various groups do tend to spike after big national events, especially tragedies. But this, he said, is different.
Asked if the 300 percent increase surprised him, Pratt replied, "That's huge."
Stoesz said the extra donations mean they can guarantee they'll be able to keep their doors open regardless of what happens in Washington.
"I had no idea that this was going to be quite this way," she said.
Stoesz added that a large number of the post-election donations have come from first time donors who are also under 30.
Good for them. Private businesses should be funded privately.
I agree. If that’s how they want to spend their money. I just don’t want any of my tax dollars going there. Talk about Hitler.
Better genocide be done with private dollars than by the US government funded agencies.
Abortion is less popular by the day.
Also, forcing private funds to pay for Planned Parenthood fees, will mean less Leftist money will be spent on other things.
Good. That means the government can stop sending them taxpayer dollars to kill babies.
St. Peter is keeping note.
Anyone else notice the significance of the $45 checks?
In honor of Utah, the 45th state? < /S >
POTUS #
Since it was donated in Mike Pence name does he get the tax deduction?
DING!!!
#FakeNews.
Who says evil people don’t have a sense of humor?
STOP THE MURDER!!
How many are from Klansmen targeting their donations to abortion clinics in black neighborhoods?
We know from the taped phone calls that Planned Parenthood is quite willing to accept such genocidal donations.
Yes, but Pence is not the 45th VP.
I am pleased to read that the Socialists/Progressives/Liberals/Leftists are keeping Planned Parenthood afloat.
As a taxpayer the donations from the lefties to kill their future voter base only hurts them and not me.
Yeah, but message delivered. I guess they used Mike to keep from being seen as threatening to Donald.
This is fake news. Same exact story about VT and NH donations. It’s B.S. IMHO. Soros is probably making the donations. It’s the top story on the hour every hour in the media around here and has been for days. There is co-ordination going on, can you say “Journolist”?
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