Posted on 05/04/2015 4:12:12 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
What happens when a non-profit that was started to help veterans becomes the neighborhood bully?
For a charity supposedly devoted to helping veterans, the Wounded Warrior Project spends an enormous amount of time suing or threatening to sue small non-profitsspending resources on litigation that could otherwise be spent on the vets they profess to serve.
At issue is the Wounded Warrior Projects brand: the charity has become particularly litigious over the use of the phrase wounded warrior or logos that involve silhouetted soldiers. At least seven such charities have discussed their legal problems with The Daily Beast.
The Wounded Warrior Project has become, in the words of those theyve targeted for legal action, a bully, more concerned about their image and increasing the size of the organization than actually providing services to wounded warriors.
They do try to bully smaller organizations like ourselves... They get really territorial about fundraising, said the president of one charity with the name wounded warrior in their title.
He asked to remain anonymous out of fear that the Wounded Warrior Project would launch legal action against his group if he spoke out. His group hasnt been sued, but he said individuals from the WWP had pressured him to change their name. Theyre so huge. We dont have the staying power if they come after usyou just cant fight them.
The Wounded Warrior Projects latest target is the Keystone Wounded Warriors, a small, all-volunteer charity based in Pennsylvania.
How small? Keystone Wounded Warriors had a total annual revenue of just over $200,000 as recently as 2013. Thats less than the $375,000 that Wounded Warrior Project executive director Steven Nardizzi was personally paid in 2013.
Yes
You are correct and I stand corrected:)
Let’s just Say a Prayer for Peace and hopefully everyone can get along. Most.Annoying.Song.Ever.
I think you’re right...I checked into Salvation Army, and what he said was not accurate.
yes, I checked after Jumper’s post, and I found out it cannot be SA he’s talking about. Goodwill might be the one.
I donated about 15,000 air miles I’d accumulated to WWP - which may not seem like a lot, but it was to me - and never heard word one from them.
If the other folks are actually supporting the wounded warriors, I would be happy that someone else is helping - if they are scams, then it is right to sue them.
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