ALS foundation admits 73% of donations were not used for research.

[The Black Card]

http://www.politicalears.com/blog/ice-bucket-fraud-als-foundation-admits-that-73-of-donations-are-not-used-for-als-research/?utm_content=bufferc62ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
^fox news 2.0

EDIT: I've been duped :(

/discuss

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[pefu19]

wow. just loving wow.

[Nomel]

kony 2012 but funner

[BassCrossMegaman1]

lol

[carolcat]

that website doesn't seem very trustworthy

[the hacker]

I heard most of that money also went to lawyers so they can trademark the term "Ice Bucket Challenge."

[Taboo]

what a huge surprise

[giant tootsie rolls]

Shocker, right?

[Caribou]

They should of given me the donations! 

[LeetZero]

that website doesn't seem very trustworthy

You can Google certain terms, multiple websites come up with the same news.
It could just be a hoax, but still.

http://www.cnn.com/ice-bucket-challenge-als-foundation-admits-less-than-27-of-donations-fund-research-cures/
http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/ice-bucket-challenge-als-foundation-admits-less-than-27-of-donations-fund-research-cures
http://csglobe.com/fraction-als-donations-goes-research/

There aren't that many sites that say this, and the first 2 have the same header image, so idk.

[dkamm65]

So much misinformation.

Charities have many more expenses than just paying for research.

And just because every last cent isn't going directly into research, it does not mean the company isn't helping the cause. In 2013, 28% of the money went directly to research, 19% went to patient and community services (working with hospitals and caretakers to aid patients already afflicted in various ways), 32% to public and professional education (raising awareness and understanding of the disease and how to deal with it), 14% to fundraising to help bring in more money, and finally a whopping 7% to administration (running offices and paying employees).

A total of 93% of the money is used to directly help people with ALS in some way. Please stop spreading this sensationalist garbage.

[Bisjac]

no different then any other charity in history.


#therealworld #mommaaintnofool #whyyousosurprised

[Ben Grapevine]

So much misinformation.

Charities have many more expenses than just paying for research.

And just because every last cent isn't going directly into research, it does not mean the company isn't helping the cause. In 2013, 28% of the money went directly to research, 19% went to patient and community services (working with hospitals and caretakers to aid patients already afflicted in various ways), 32% to public and professional education (raising awareness and understanding of the disease and how to deal with it), 14% to fundraising to help bring in more money, and finally a whopping 7% to administration (running offices and paying employees).

A total of 93% of the money is used to directly help people with ALS in some way. Please stop spreading this sensationalist garbage.

They also don't consider that these charities take in a massive amount of money, so even if 27% is going to direct research, that 27% can still be a TON of money.

[SimpleFish]

I CALLED IT

[Momentum]

So much misinformation.

Charities have many more expenses than just paying for research.

And just because every last cent isn't going directly into research, it does not mean the company isn't helping the cause. In 2013, 28% of the money went directly to research, 19% went to patient and community services (working with hospitals and caretakers to aid patients already afflicted in various ways), 32% to public and professional education (raising awareness and understanding of the disease and how to deal with it), 14% to fundraising to help bring in more money, and finally a whopping 7% to administration (running offices and paying employees).

A total of 93% of the money is used to directly help people with ALS in some way. Please stop spreading this sensationalist garbage.

exactly, research is only one part for any charity/foundation for disease, loving idiots.