Thursday, January 28, 2016

I would not be surprised if the Donald Trump Foundation starts their own veteran's fund.

I am sure he or someone from the Donald Trump organization saw this article. No is accusing anyone of breaking the law, but, there is a real question as to whether or not different leadership could deliver more of the millions to benefit the veterans.

January 27, 2016
By Dave Phillips 

In 2014, after 10 years of rapid growth, (click here) the Wounded Warrior Project flew its roughly 500 employees to Colorado Springs for an “all hands” meeting at the five-star Broadmoor hotel.
They were celebrating their biggest year yet: $225 million raised and a work force that had nearly doubled. On the opening night, before three days of strategy sessions and team-building field trips, the staff gathered in the hotel courtyard. Suddenly, a spotlight focused on a 10-story bell tower where the chief executive, Steven Nardizzi, stepped off the edge and rappelled toward the cheering crowd.
That evening is emblematic of the polished and well-financed image cultivated by the Wounded Warrior Project, the country’s largest and fastest-growing veterans charity.
Since its inception in 2003 as a basement operation handing out backpacks to wounded veterans, the charity has evolved into a fund-raising giant, taking in more than $372 million in 2015 — largely through small donations from people over 65...