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    Charities for veterans?

    I have given to and have been following K9s for warriors on FB. They seem to be doing really good work.
    I recall some negative comments here regarding WWP.
    I'm wondering, being in a position to able to give back in a limited way, which charities are out there that are positioned to get me the most bang for my charity buck?


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    One that you can't ever go wrong with is the USO. Fisher House is another since it helps the families as well as the service member.
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    In OIF WWP hooked me up in the hospital with shirts, shoes, basketball shorts, and an assortment of other goodies so I didn't have to wear dirty skivvie shorts and a hospital gown like some sort of dork.

    I don't recall ever getting anything from the USO except one donut before a deployment. Whether that is due to lack of funding, or what, I don't know. But the WWP gets my $$$. They also, at least appear to, do more for veterans than many others.
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    Not sure how good their rating methods are, but take at look at http://www.charitynavigator.org/inde...1#.U1UL4ZtWYr8

    There are also other charity ratings, just do a google search. Edited to add: Here is another one: http://www.charitywatch.org/toprated.html#index
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    Personally, I am very cautious before I donate to anyone. I'm active duty and I look at the "veterans' charities" with great suspicion, especially after what I've recently read about WWP and others. Many start out well intentioned, but after a while it appears that greed takes over and "administration costs" skyrocket while actual giving to veterans drops dramatically. I think this is especially true about the big charities.

    Like the elderly, in this day and age following the longest war(s), vets are big money. The great support we enjoy from our nation is a blessing and a curse sometimes. I am not saying "Don't donate!" but please do so with an educated intention. Alternatively, I think our dollars would go much further supporting more localized grass-roots projects.

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    I would suggest steering your funds away from the WWP scam, their top guy's making a $333,000 annual paycheck with a $100,000.00 “incentive bonus”. Another article of interest about WWP, using fake disabled vets, to promote their "cause". Showing some of the salaries of these organizations people, many over $350k a year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Irish View Post
    I would suggest steering your funds away from the WWP scam, their top guy's making a $333,000 annual paycheck with a $100,000.00 “incentive bonus”. Another article of interest about WWP, using fake disabled vets, to promote their "cause". Showing some of the salaries of these organizations people, many over $350k a year.

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    This is very disturbing. A lot of money going toward those fat paychecks could be used to help Veterans in dire need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kry226 View Post
    Personally, I am very cautious before I donate to anyone. I'm active duty and I look at the "veterans' charities" with great suspicion, especially after what I've recently read about WWP and others. Many start out well intentioned, but after a while it appears that greed takes over and "administration costs" skyrocket while actual giving to veterans drops dramatically. I think this is especially true about the big charities.

    Like the elderly, in this day and age following the longest war(s), vets are big money. The great support we enjoy from our nation is a blessing and a curse sometimes. I am not saying "Don't donate!" but please do so with an educated intention. Alternatively, I think our dollars would go much further supporting more localized grass-roots projects.

    http://www.veteranstoday.com/2013/12...-a-legal-scam/
    I'm always suspicious as well, especially of large organizations. At work, we have an option to donate to united way out of our paycheck but the amount of cents per dollar that actually help people is appalling.
    This is one of the reasons why I brought up K9s for warriors. They seem small, and have a singular mission, that I believe to be something that actually can help, one soldier at a time.
    These are the types of charities I'd want to find out more about. Orgs that pass out donuts, not as much.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pingdork View Post
    I'm always suspicious as well, especially of large organizations. At work, we have an option to donate to united way out of our paycheck but the amount of cents per dollar that actually help people is appalling.
    This is one of the reasons why I brought up K9s for warriors. They seem small, and have a singular mission, that I believe to be something that actually can help, one soldier at a time.
    These are the types of charities I'd want to find out more about. Orgs that pass out donuts, not as much.
    I think Euro is over-exaggerating a tad. The USO does a lot more than pass out donuts as many veterans on here can probably attest to.
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