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Quoted Hiawatha donor 'stunned' about L.A. Times investigation findings on charity
From Los Angeles Times, The give and take for charity:
Vickie Bouska, a retiree in Hiawatha, Iowa, became a donor to Citizens Against Government Waste after she heard leaders' arguments on television and received a fundraising letter. ...But she was stunned to learn from a reporter how much money the group ceded to its commercial fundraisers. Of $879,000 raised in the decade examined, $49,000 -- 6% -- reached the charity."They aren't really getting the money," Bouska said, "so why am I sending it?" ...
But she was stunned to learn from a reporter how much money the group ceded to its commercial fundraisers. Of $879,000 raised in the decade examined, $49,000 -- 6% -- reached the charity.
"They aren't really getting the money," Bouska said, "so why am I sending it?" ...
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