There are few things more shameful than dishonest hucksters taking money from unsuspecting donors for what appears to be a worthwhile cause. Our small staff at SFTT goes “ballistic” when we learn that telemarketers and “spin-masters” use deceptive and misleading advertising to raise money for Veterans.
Just this week, Sarah Kleiner of Politico wrote an article for Politico entitled ...
Continue Reading →It seems like every year we have a major scandal involving a charitable organization that claims to support Veterans. Last year, the largest Veteran charitable organization, the Wounded Warriors Project (“WWP”), came under scrutiny after it was discovered that a significant percentage of funds raised by WWP served as compensation or incentives for the WWP staff rather than being channeled into programs that truly benefit Veterans or their loved ones.
In yet another chapter of supreme arrogance and/or delusional behavior, Wounded Warriors Project (“WWP”) is issuing the following note to “dedicated supporters” – excerpts of which are quoted below:
Continue Reading →The Board of WWP has received the results of a review about allegations raised in the news about WWP. In connection with this independent and objective review, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has been ...
Found below are few military news items that surfaced during the last week that caught my attention. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that interest them.
Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that there are other subjects that are newsworthy.
Wounded Warrior Project (“WWP”) attracts Congressional Scrutiny
A week after the top executives of the Wounded Warrior Project were fired amid accusations ...
In a not too surprising announcement, Wounded Warrior Project’s (“WWP“) Chief Executive Officer, Steven Nardizzi, and Chief Operating Officer, Al Giordano, were fired after a meeting Thursday afternoon in New York.
The firing stems from investigations into this charitable organization that led investigators and the Board to conclude that WWP’s administrators appeared to benefit more financially than the “wounded warriors” the organization was designed to support.
The New York Times reported yesterday that:
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Found below are few military news items that surfaced during the last week that caught my attention. I am hopeful that the titles and short commentary will encourage our readers to click on the embedded links to read more on subjects that interest them.
Drop me an email at info@sftt.org if you believe that there are other subjects that are newsworthy.
Wounded Warrior Project (“WWP”) attracts attention of Doonesbury
It was only a matter of time before the scathing humor of Gary ...
What quite a few of us have known for some time – and many more have suspected -The Wounded Warrior Project (“WWP”) appears to place the financial interests of its administrators over the needs of wounded Veterans. In a damning article recently published by The New York Times, The Wounded Warriors Project comes across as an organization built on the hypocrisy and greed of its administrators rather than truly helping wounded Veterans.
Others in the ...
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