Posted on 12/20/2005 5:23:06 PM PST by hiho hiho
- PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon's attorney general's office says an audit shows the president of Portland's Goodwill made an "unreasonable" amount of money in 2004. Michael Miller earned more than $830,000 in pay and benefits last year. This makes him the highest-paid executive at Oregon's social service nonprofits.
The audit was obtained yesterday by a Portland newspaper.
Miller also made more than executives at the other 172 Goodwill branches in North America.
Goodwill's chairman of the board says Miller, who has been president of the charity for 20 years, has agreed to accept a 24 percent cut in his salary and performance bonus.
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette says law does not require executives to take a vow of poverty to work in the nonprofit sector.
It means your charitable contribution is supporting the bloated salary and lush lifestyle of a nitwit who couldn't turn a profit in a free-market commercial venture.
s a frequenter of Goodwill stores across WPA I can tell you that what they put out for sale is the crap. The good stuff they keep back for themselves.
No but how about a 4 star general officer, or the Sec of Defense, or the President, they all make a hell of a lot less.
Where did you get the "NONE of you have the right to judge these people" quote from?
Come on people, give the guy a break. He did agree to a pay reduction. He'll have to squeak by next year on only $630,000.
The IRS has rules against over compensation in nonprofits. They may be paying him a visit.
Furthermore, the reason Goodwill isn't cheap any more, is that your friendly neighbourhood eBay hustlers doscovered it as a good source of items for resale at a high profit. Even books,for fuggs sake! Well, Goodwill can do the same, why not. (There was an article in the local paper about this a few days ago.) As much as I despise the cash chasing U.S. charities, I'd direct my ire not at this exec,but at the eBay leeches, speculating on other people's generousness.
As the article states, they train people otherwise unemployable, and you'll know it if you ever shop there (which I strongly recommend.) But they train them well, better it seems than K-MART trains their unemployable affirmative action employees. Service with a smile, every time I go there. Goodwill's good.
Vow of poverty? Must be a democrat...
I am so sorry, it seems to have been retained from the post I made just before this one. It's on another thread. Sorry again.
Who do you think the big contributors to the Democratic party are? Unions and minorities? Do you think those were the people Terry McAllife was hustling for $50,000 nights in the Lincoln bedroom?
I'm asked from time to time why I do not wish to donate...this is why...
I'm asked from time to time why I do not wish to donate...this is why...
Unions fork over plenty. As for minorities, LOL, nah. It wouldn't surprise me if this person was on the list. The Red Cross management is gulity of the same thing. The San Diego top dog(ess) was making $300k plus per year.
Also, I don't mind if charities pay their execs a lot, as long as it conforms to the law. But in the name of honesty, their salaries should be disclosed so that people who donate to these groups can make better informed decisions about who they want to donate to. There should be greater transparency of N-Ps.
Finally, I remember working part-time for Lutheran World Relief, while I was attending the U of MN back in the early 70s. The best stuff got stolen by the hippie receiving guy (leather coats, etc), and later the boss of the place and his family picked out what they wanted.
There is a lot of money in these charities. The gullible public just keeps giving and giving.
Yeah, I once worked for one of those phone solicitors for charity and realized what a scam it was because of how much we got paid and the owner was loaded.
I only give directly anymore. Ever since that United Way debacle years ago for 9/11, I gave up. I'll never give another dime to an organized charity other than some christian ones and Toys for Tots and stuff like that. Otherwise, I'd just as soon give some stuff to people that need it.
He doesn't "run Goodwill", friend. He runs some pissant chapter of Goodwill in one area of one state.
Good lord, wake up and smell the coffee.
Giving directly to local charities is the only way to go. At least you can check them out and have some handle on what they are doing with the money.
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