From: Chuck Johnson (sr200bear@HOTMAIL.COM)
Date: Fri Sep 01 2000 - 07:38:30 CDT
>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:17:30 -0400
>From: Dave Loomis <dloomis@NH.ULTRANET.COM
>Subject: Re: A new idea for the United Way
>
>There is a common misconception that surfaces here every so often that
>money donated to the United Way and designated to a >specific charity
>actually helps this charity. Usually it doesn't, >and here's the reason
>why.
>
>The United Way in each area allocates a certain percentage of their annual
>take to each participating charity it services. They won't increase this
>amount because people designate donations to a specific charity, they
>merely use those donations to help make up the annual percentage for that
>specific charity. Thus in an Alice-in-Wonderland sort of logic, by
>designating your >donation to a specific charity, you free up a like
>ammount which is then distributed to all the other charities. So, to
>simplify
>things, if you donate $80 to UW, designating it to BSA, and UW is >working
>with 20 charities this year, BSA will get your $80, freeing up $80 other
>dollars which gets split 20 ways, leaving BSA >with a net gain of $4. If
>you donate your local council $80, you >local council gets the entire $80,
>less the $4 it would have gotten from UW, for a net gain of $76. If you
>make that a round $100, you will get a nice placque showing that you are a
>nice person.
>
>In short, if you want to give money to BSA, do so directly, at work, if
>your company will allow specified donations, or privately.
>
> Dave
I talked with my DE concerning this about a year ago. He told me
the exact same thing; designating UW contributions to go to our council will
not increase the amount of money that the council
receives.
I wonder what would happen if, say, 80% of all United Way
contributors designated that their donations should be directed
to BSA.
I can dream, can't I?
Chuck Johnson
CC Troop 315, Mecklenburg County Council
Charlotte, North Carolina
I used to be a bear...
SR200bear@hotmail.com
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