- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
2
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:01 am to Bigfishchoupique
Yea, I saw the link and bookmarked it.
I will send some money to them and Samaritans Purse today.
Thanks, everyone.
ETA: Just sent a donation via PayPal
I will send some money to them and Samaritans Purse today.
Thanks, everyone.
ETA: Just sent a donation via PayPal
This post was edited on 9/30/24 at 9:03 am
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:25 am to stout
I have a good friend from my counseling cohort that's been sharing a lot of things from Western NC (he's just outside of the worst areas himself). Samaritan's Purse just established an oxygen field at Watauga Medical Center/UNC (Boone, NC) for folks needing oxygen. They've also set up another in Ashe County (which isn't getting as much pub). So they're definitely boots on the ground at this point.
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:28 am to BluegrassBelle
I donated to Samaritan's Purse as well per the earlier suggestion
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:37 am to stout
Stout If you want to donate look at Samaritan’s Purse and Here to Serve (poster here works with that)
Posted on 9/30/24 at 9:39 am to Bigfishchoupique
Stout htserve.org is the website. Poster who is tied to them is alphaandomega. There in Florida since Saturday feeding many many people.
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:04 am to stout
Do the folks that run the Cajun navy get paid to organize a volunteer group?
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:09 am to stout
Red Cross - Charity Navigator, a watchdog group that grades charities on their financial health, transparency and fundraising costs, estimated the Red Cross spends almost 90% of its “total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers.”
Sounds pretty good to me
Sounds pretty good to me
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:43 am to stout
Here’s Cajun Navy 2016’s profile on Guidestar; they grade out at platinum. I think large organizations like Samaritan Purse and similar organizations are awesome, but I think Cajun Navy is excellent at search and rescue. The huge organizations are going to have to deal with a lot of logistics, mass shipping etc. Cajun Navy is immediate boots on the ground. Lots of room and need for both. There are other Cajun Navy organizations out there, with a few listed on Guidestar.
Guidestar
Guidestar
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:57 am to Tiger in the Sticks
quote:
I will not donate to the Red Cross because hardly any of the money actually makes it to people
Stout, can you please provide facts to back up this statement?
This post was edited on 9/30/24 at 10:58 am
Posted on 9/30/24 at 10:59 am to rodnreel
Sure.
For years the Red Cross has stated that 91% of what they raise is "invested" in helping people. What they leave out is that not all of that 91% actually goes to helping people. Several organizations have done the research and found 70% or less actually makes it to directly helping people. They lose around 26% per year in fundraising expenses alone.
The information is out there if you search.
propublica.org has done several investigations into the RC tax documents to verify this
For years the Red Cross has stated that 91% of what they raise is "invested" in helping people. What they leave out is that not all of that 91% actually goes to helping people. Several organizations have done the research and found 70% or less actually makes it to directly helping people. They lose around 26% per year in fundraising expenses alone.
The information is out there if you search.
propublica.org has done several investigations into the RC tax documents to verify this
This post was edited on 9/30/24 at 11:07 am
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:05 am to stout
United Caj Nav is a grift. I know that.
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:06 am to windriverwonders
quote:
Red Cross - Charity Navigator, a watchdog group that grades charities on their financial health, transparency and fundraising costs, estimated the Red Cross spends almost 90% of its “total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers.” Sounds pretty good to me
Isn’t Red Cross a big scan
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:18 am to stout
Here are the Charity Navigator Ratings for the different Cajun Navy organizations.
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:35 am to Paul Allen
quote:
What a useless and pathetic thread
Figuring out which is more legit and will make the best use of donations to help NC and TN is useless and pathetic???
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:37 am to stout
They both seem to generally enjoy helping people. No one is getting rich from this.
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:38 am to WeeWee
quote:
Cajun Navy Supply Inc.
1802 LAMONT ST NW
Washington DC 20010-2604
Washington DC | IRS ruling year: 2017
Is this just the sw Louisiana congressional offices?
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:41 am to LSUJML
quote:
Samaritan’s Purse is a good one if you’re unsure about Cajun Navy
Just by chance I stumbled upon something from Cajun Navy online asking for any help ppl could offer and they said if you can't reach us to donate to Samaritan's Purse. So find the one that is connected and or affiliated to them and I would think that one is legit.
This post was edited on 9/30/24 at 11:42 am
Posted on 9/30/24 at 11:55 am to Ponchy Tiger
My cousin is a full-time Social Media Coordinator on the Social Media Team for "THE Cajun Navy" and it seems they spend a lot of resources on self promotion over optimizing what goes to the flood victims.
Does anyone else see any of the other Cajun Navy groups potentially over prioritizing self-promotion?
Does anyone else see any of the other Cajun Navy groups potentially over prioritizing self-promotion?
Posted on 9/30/24 at 3:49 pm to Bigfishchoupique
Thanks bigfish. We are in Jasper Fl. Serving pecan smoked chicken, black beans, and chipotle lime rice
Lots of damage here. But some people have started getting power back on.
We are a 501(c)(3) charity. Any funds donated go directly to feeding people. An average week king trip costs $22-25k. We feed 1200-1500 people a day
Any donations will be gladly accepted.
[link=(HTServe.org)]HTServe.org[/link]
Lots of damage here. But some people have started getting power back on.
We are a 501(c)(3) charity. Any funds donated go directly to feeding people. An average week king trip costs $22-25k. We feed 1200-1500 people a day
Any donations will be gladly accepted.
[link=(HTServe.org)]HTServe.org[/link]
Page 2 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News