Getting MADD
It seems that the original (Canadian) Mothers Against Drunk Driving needs to clean up it's own house a bit...
From the
Toronto Star:
MADD's outspoken founder punished
The founder of MADD Canada, who spoke out against the national organization's fundraising practices, has been stripped of his role on the charity's two key committees.
"I feel betrayed," said John Bates, 79, whose quarter-century battle against drinking and driving earned him the Order of Canada.
Bates learned Monday evening he was gone from the charity's finance and policy committees, which monitor the organization's expenditures and revenues, and set the tone for the charity.
The news came to Bates during a brief teleconference involving five of the 17 board members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
"This seems to be in response to asking too many questions," Bates said yesterday. "But I don't believe in spending donor money the way MADD head office does and I feel I had a responsibility to speak out."
A recent Star investigation, in which Bates was quoted, revealed that most of the millions MADD raises stays with the paid telemarketers, door knockers and direct mail companies hired by the charity to raise cash.
While MADD insists that 83.6 per cent of donated funds goes to the charity's programs, the Star found that it was virtually the reverse, with about 81 per cent of MADD money spent on fundraising and administration.
81 percent administrative overhead? Yikes! By comparison, MADD USA is doing a lot better with
77% being spent on programs instead of the Canadian 19%...
Posted by DaveH at January 19, 2007 9:29 AM