Realities of veterans group’s fund raising
April 11th, 2007 by adminThe Journal Sentinel’s March 16 front-page article “Veterans charity rated inefficient” highlighted what is a frustrating reality for non-profits the length and breadth of Wisconsin and beyond. That is, you have to spend money, often a lot of money, to make money.
At Wisconsin Paralyzed Veterans of America, we are always interested in driving down the costs of raising funds for our programs and driving up generosity and giving - so that we can focus all the money we raise on helping to improve the lives of our returning service members and paralyzed veterans.
In fact, anyone who donates directly to our organization on our Web site
by credit card (after 5% transaction fee) or by check in the mail will see 100% of the donation being used for services to our members. <read full story>
Veterans charity rated inefficient
86 cents of every $1 raised went to telemarketer
By ERICA PEREZ
eperez@journalsentinel.com
Posted: March 16, 2007
For every dollar Wisconsin residents gave to telemarketers on behalf of Wisconsin Paralyzed Veterans of America in 2005, the charity got just 14 cents, earning the non-profit the lowest possible ranking from a charity watchdog group.
The group got the rating because of its contract with for-profit telemarketer Insight Teleservices Inc. of Southfield, Mich. In 2005, Insight cold-called Wisconsin residents and raised about $812,500 on the charity’s behalf. Of that, the group got about $113,750, according to its annual report. Insight kept the rest - 86%. <read full story>