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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThings are getting hot at the Susan G. Komen Foundation, according to Alternet
http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/769949/komen_website_hacked,_planned_parenthood_rakes_in_donations,_and_news_surfaces_that_komen_official_resigned_over_decision/It seems that the director of grants resigned when she learned Susan G. Komen Foundation would de-fund Planned Parenthood. Even better, the director of their Los Angeles office has now resigned as well.
The best news yet: Planned Parenthood raked in $650,000 in donations yesterday, which replaces the $600K they lost from SGKF.
Someone has also censored the new SGKF VP's Twitter feed as well.
Pink ribbon lapel pin: $5
Alleged entry fee to the Race For The Cure: $2200
Trashing a $440 million a year business over a $600,000 yearly grant? Priceless.
waddirum
(979 posts)nt
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)Mopar151
(9,996 posts)vs. services like screenings and or funding or research?
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)Komen had $75.2 million dollars in administrative and direct fundrasing expenses last year...
In addition to $29.7 million in Race for the Cure 3-day event and $18.1 million in 'other' fundraising expenditures.
http://ww5.komen.org/uploadedFiles/Content/AboutUs/Financial/2011%20Komen%20Financial%20Statements%20FINAL(3).pdf
Who know how many millions spent in litigation against other non-profits for using the word "cure" and the color pink...
Komen is doing some good, but it's administrative and fundraising expenses are astronomical in scope.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)Will soon learn they aren't in control. Screw them.
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)In fact, I think that this episode illustrates why I think it's a bad thing to blame men ("misogynists" for opposing choice.
Men and women support choice in roughly equal numbers.
jeff47
(26,549 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)a good show of force might make chicken shits not choke every time the fundies get belligerent!!!
countryjake
(8,554 posts)Thanks for posting that article!