re: Feds executed search warrant at address of Jarrius Robertson Charity

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His battle has helped him solicit donations to his charity, whose mission is to raise awareness of Robertson's illness.

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That "raise awareness" part is what is key here. People donate to charities thinking "they are going to heal that kid" or "they are going to find a cure" but that isn't what is happening. They are "raising awareness" by holding lots of parties and trips and driving around a corporate leased luxury car and other self-serving uses of donated money. CHARITIES ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SCAMS run by people who prey on the good will of others.

Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation? Primarily an "awareness" charity. People are always shocked when I tell them that most of the millions upon millions raised goes towards programs other than finding a cure.

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Hell St Jude is kinda bad. A huge part of their budget goes to marketing their charity. Pretty much every city larger than 500000 people or so has a dedicated St Jude field office. I know the girl who runs one of them, she makes 6 figures.

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And which part was the bad part?

Where is that report from a few years ago listing the worst charities, as far as monies going to the proper cause?
Some were at 0% or near that.
Appalling.

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CHARITIES ARE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SCAMS run by people who prey on the good will of others.

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A lot of this is correct. Most people want to donate for selfish reasons, i.e. to feel better about themselves because they are giving money to good causes, instead of actually getting involved.

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Hell St Jude is kinda bad. A huge part of their budget goes to marketing their charity. Pretty much every city larger than 500000 people or so has a dedicated St Jude field office. I know the girl who runs one of them, she makes 6 figures.

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Takes money to raise money.

I work for a company that pimps this kid out pretty hard and I have always felt it is very wrong

The kid is 16 years old. The reason people find him so “cute and fun” is because he is a normal 16 year old in the body of an 8 year old. I feel like he gets treated like a circus animal

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that can’t be right I thought he was around 9-10

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This is all part of the side show act they have put on with him


It is of no fault of the kid, but the entirety of how LSU, the saints, and many other brands/companies have promoted him just has felt off to me

Unfortunately most charities are scams. People suck

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Not sure why this would be surprising. Organizations of that size need full time employees that can manage large companies. You have to pay those people a salary that can provide a living or no one will want to do it long term. Being non-profit doesn’t mean you can’t make a living working there.

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Yeah. Someone making $100k at a major charity like St. Jude will need to be bringing in $2 to $5M a year...or they’ll be shown the door.

These are essentially high performing sales people who could work in the private sector, and their wages need to remain competitive. Otherwise you end up with a revolving door of fundraisers.