Money quote: In 2013, Canada’s hundreds of cancer charities spent $2.7 billion in total, but only 45 per cent went towards fighting cancer in multiple ways, including supporting patients, awareness, advocacy, as well as research. Fifty-five per cent, or about $1.5 billion, went to fundraising costs, salaries and other overhead.
Running a charity is one of the best paying jobs you can get. All of the perks and big paychecks, and none of the derision and hate corporate CEO’s have to deal with.
I have wondered about this. My guess is that only a small fraction spent on research is actually spent on research as opposed to treatment.
Scientists haven’t cured any diseases in decades. The whole grant gravy train would consequently dry up, so why bother?
“salaries and other overhead”…….
Exactly!
When I was still a young man … about 30 years old … the RICHEST of my young contemporary friends was a guy who was a “Fundraiser” for a large local hospital/medical group. Seems as though begging for $$$$ is $$$$ a $$$$ very $$$$ lucrative $$$$ … er, … c-h-a-r-I-t-a-b-l-e … $$$$ … enterprise
… and don’t get me started about so-called “non-profits” … where the executive employees stuff their pockets full of $$$$$$$$$$$ “non-profit” $$$$$$$$$$$
I currently have terminal cancer but my life has been extended due to chemo and determined oncologists that care for me. They all seem to have the first name Mohamed by the way. My wife had cancer and has been cancer free for fifteen years after treatments . My. Sister in law has been treated three times when it returns and has been saved by new drugs. While we donate very little because I do not trust charities. There have been great advances of late. Get your facts straight before joining an ignorant chorus.
Gave up canvassing for Heart and Stroke when I read how much the CEO of the fund was getting.
Somewhere there is a place to check out what percentage of the funds raised goes to expenses and overhead. If it is 10% or less, it is a good charity to support.
Regarding the info on charities; some who had good ratings were
Canadian Red Cross, MADD, War Amps.
The following, not so much
Kidney Foundation of Canada, MS Society of Canada, Children’s Wish Foundation,
Heart and Stroke
Bureaucracy grows exponentially when it spends other People’s Money. Cancer has now become the Sixth of a list of Donations of Five.
I was in business and fully appreciate that. I guess you did not understand that I was not defending charities. Chemical companies work hard to find very profitable drugs. Nothing to do with charities.
For no reason, the other day i was thinking about this; that is, how much money has been collected over the years and where are the results to show for it. I can’t begin to imagine what the total has been for say 30 yrs. I’m very glad to hear of the good you’ve seen, but still and all, shouldn’t more have been accomplished?
I remember when AIDS became the new buzz word and in a nearby city within months it seems they had organized and were spreading blankets with individual names of those who had succumbed to this new disease in front of the city hall, no less. it was after that that women with breast cancer began to get organized and scream a little louder.
i think we’ve all be too silent for too long. A bit of screaming might do us all good.
God bless you Nic in your battle.
This industry has grown out of control. As has been previously noted, some have been making very good careers out of charity, so long as the government mandated minimum contribution is met.
Walking through the local superstore lobby, usually requires navigating around the “charity of the week” involved in their form of rentseeking.
If you have never heard of the charity, there is a resource online to verify it, but, just because its registered, doesn’t necessarily mean it is performing a need that is required
Too many of these no-name charities, that raises doubts as to whether they are just make work/income programs leaning on the guilt of naive people. Might as well give your Fiver to the bum on the corner, at least you know exactly what he is going to do with it, get drunk.
Sort of O/T but still about Canadian money
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2017/05/16/climate-hypocrite-trudeau-government-blocks-canadian-carbon-audit/
It’s absolutely disgusting. Each. and Every. Time. I swipe. my Debit Card at the local (Chain) Supermarket … I have to push a button DECLINING to make a donation to some “charity”. This intrusive appeal makes me want to wear a big sign around my neck declaring – NO SOLICITORS !! And get off my damn lawn … while you’re at it.
Alex Munter (no medical or real experience whatsoever) is the head of CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Ontario) and makes $360,000 per year. He is, of course, a FRIEND OF DOROTHY.
Is anyone unaware of Cancer? Drunk Driving? etc. Raising awareness is another fund raising activity, and not a charitable activity.
Seems like a generous split for charity grifters. Usually it is 9 to 1 in favor of staff, travel and parties.
Kleptocracy works.
The “Do-Gooders” are doing real good.
Salvation Army is the only one I donate too now.
Forget United Way.
Kenji. My man!
We must shop at the same bloody store, 2,500 miles apart!
Bureaucracy is cancer.
Here is a good guide for the worst charities.
http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/
Education. Charities. Churches. Clubs. News. Hollywood. All targeted for infiltration and subversion by the moderate socialists. No one has ever pushed back. Don’t know if it’s even possible at this point.
Actually, a whole lot is spent on retirement vs. treatment.
I worked for the Alberta Lung Association more than 20 years ago as a fundraiser. When I sat at the budget table I realized less than 10% was going to “potential” results – most funds raised was allocated to fundraising & executive benefits.
Nothing has changed – I wish I could find the Calgary Sun article from my interview that was published on page 3 – beside the Sunshine Girl.
My interview cost them more than $100,000 / 10% that years fundraising budget – yet the bloodsuckers survive!
Yuri Bezmenov defected from the USSR. He told us all the plans back in the 60s/70s. Nobody listened to the actual KGB guy though. Maybe Trudeau senior was in on getting the polonium to him, who knows.
whatever happened to the government rule of 20/80. 20 for admin and other costs 80 to the research and other related problems such as helping patients.
I dropped in for happy hour years ago on my way home from work and overheard a conversation between 2 professional fundraisers how lucrative it was. for them.
before that there was a scandal about the enormous banquet the local united way people would have after that year’s drive. paid out of that year’s fundraising.
I swore off donations to them and havent given a dime since.