by frankiespeakin 33 Replies latest watchtower scandals
But I'm sure the Taxman want's to put a lean on all the Societies properties before the child molester lawsuits get it, so maybe things might move real quick.
I think the taxman will grab a big slice of the Watchtower Corporation money pie, next will be Child Molestation lawsuits, then perhaps a couple of class action lawsuit where everybody gets something but mostly the lawyers.
Hope your prognostication becomes a reality but sounds too good to be true. I've learned not to get my hopes up - seems they have protection everywhere they turn - crooks!
seems they have protection everywhere they turn
It must be Holy Sprit TM !
Americas worst charities:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/us/worst-charities/
Good vs. bad charities
America's worst charities look nothing like Habitat for Humanity, Boys and Girls Clubs or thousands of other charities, large and small, that are dedicated to helping the sick and needy.
Key questions to ask someone requesting a charitable donation:
• What is the full name of the charity?
• Do you work for a paid fundraiser?
• How much of my donation actually goes to charity?
• Will any local programs directly benefit? If so, how?
• What is the website address of the charity?
Well-run charities rely on their own staff to raise money from a variety of sources. They spend most of their donations on easy-to-verify activities, whether it's running soup kitchens, supporting cancer research, raising awareness about drunken driving or building homes for veterans.
The Times/CIR list of worst charities, meanwhile, is littered with organizations that exhibit red flags for fraud, waste and mismanagement.
Thirty-nine have been disciplined by state regulators, some as many as seven times.
Eight of the charities have been banned in at least one state.
One was shut down by regulators but reopened under a new name.
A third of the charities' founders and executives have put relatives on the payroll or the board of directors.
How states failed to regulate charity scams
For eight years, American Breast Cancer Foundation paid Joseph Wolf's telemarketing company to generate donations.
His mother, Phyllis Wolf, had founded the Baltimore-based charity and was its president until she was forced to resign in 2010.
While she ran the charity, her son's company, Non Profit Promotions, collected $18 million in telemarketing fees.
Phyllis Wolf left the charity after the payments to her son attracted media attention in 2010. The charity has since stopped using telemarketers, including Joseph Wolf's.
Phyllis and Joseph Wolf did not respond to several calls seeking comment.
How to help: CNN's Impact Your World
The nation's worst charities are large and small. Some are one-person outfits operating from run-down apartments. Others claim hundreds of employees and a half-dozen locations around the country. One lists a UPS mail box as its headquarters address.
Several play off the names of well-known organizations, confusing donors.
Among those on the Times/CIR list are Kids Wish Network, Children's Wish Foundation International and Wishing Well Foundation. All of the names sound like the original, Make-A-Wish, which does not hire professional telemarketers.
Make-A-Wish officials say they've spent years fielding complaints from people who were solicited by sound-a-like charities.
"While some of the donations go elsewhere, all the bad public relations that comes with telemarketing seems to come to us," said Make-A-Wish spokesman Paul Allvin.
Donors who answer calls from the 50 worst charities hear professionally honed messages, designed to leverage popular causes and hide one crucial fact: Almost nothing goes to charity.
When telemarketers for Kids Wish call potential donors, they open with a name you think you've heard before.
Then they ask potential donors to "imagine the heartbreak of losing a child to a terminal illness," according to scripts filed with North Carolina regulators in 2010.
Kids Wish, the callers say, wants to fulfill their wishes "while they are still healthy enough to enjoy them."
The Watchtower Corporation has probably already paid off the auditors.
Calebs Airplane - my thoughts, too.
OneEyedJoe - exactly!
Calebs Airplane - "The Watchtower Corporation has probably already paid off the auditors."
Hmm.
Hadn't thought of that.
yes indeed.
What audit are you all talking about here?
No Apologies
I'll believe it when I see it.
