KONY 2012
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- GeorgesII0
From reddit:
I went through their financials in the original thread on the front page yesterday, and I'd like to share with you my concerns...Of the $8.9 million in donations they spent in 2011, this is the breakdown:
$1.7 million in US employee salaries
$357,000 in Film costs
$850,000 in Production costs
$751,000 in Computer equipment
$244,000 in "professional services" (DC lobbyists)
$1.07 million in travel expenses
$400,000 in yearly office rent in downtown San Diego
$16,000 in Entertainment
etc...Only 2.8 million (31%) made it to their charity program (which is further whittled down by local Ugandan bureaucracy) - what do the children actually get?
[1] Source on page 6 and 12 of their own financial report
Their rating on Charity Navigator is because [2] they haven't had their financial books independently audited, and have no independent board members ...which is not a surprising given the use of cash noted above.
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