Intelligent Giving - Watchdog - Comments http://www.intelligentgiving.com/truth_and_lies/watchdog Comments for "Watchdog" ig Watchdog http://www.intelligentgiving.com/truth_and_lies/watchdog <a target="TOP"> </a><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="95%"> <tr valign="top"><!--LEFT-HAND ICON HERE--><td><div align="center"><img height="87" alt="Icon: more lifesaving research from Intelligent Giving" src="/files/images/icon_quill.gif" width="87" border="0"></div></td> <td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td><!--HEADING AND MAIN RIGHT-HAND IMAGE HERE--> <td valign="top" align="left"><IMG alt="Nosey" src="/files/images/pic_dog_nose.jpg" align="right"><h1>Watchdog</h1> RUMOURS, GOSSIP, CHINESE WHISPERS... Our trusty watchdog gobbles them up. Sample her findings below and feel free to <a href="/email">send in</a> any more.</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td></tr></table> <div class="view view-book_teasers"> <div class="teaser " > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/admin_costs">ADMIN COSTS</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"Charities spend half of my money on administration"</strong><br /> FALSE. This is wrong for two reasons, and the statement is irrelevant anyway... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/admin_costs"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/admin_costs" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser alternate" > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/charity_muggers">CHARITY MUGGERS</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"Charity muggers take the first 12 months of your donation"</strong> <br />PARTLY TRUE. Face-to-face fundraisers can walk off with a large chunk of your gift... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/charity_muggers"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/charity_muggers" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser " > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/fat_cat_salaries">FAT CAT SALARIES</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"The boss of Oxfam is paid a small fortune"</strong><br /> FALSE. She's not, and no-one we've found who works in charities is. The highest-paid charity boss... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/fat_cat_salaries"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/fat_cat_salaries" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser alternate" > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/poppy_day">POPPY DAY</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"The Poppy Appeal helps 10,500,000 people"</strong> <br />FALSE. If you've seen the ads , you'd be forgiven for thinking that millions of people are helped... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/poppy_day"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/poppy_day" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser " > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/princess_diana">PRINCESS DIANA</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"Princess Diana didn't leave anything to charity"</strong><br /> MISLEADING. Some people, like Peter Tatchell, get very cross that Diana didn't leave a penny... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/princess_diana"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/princess_diana" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser alternate" > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/prostate_charities">PROSTATE CHARITIES</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"There are over 100 prostate cancer charities"</strong> <br />FALSE. There aren't quite this many - but there are a lot of them. And it's difficult to tell what they do... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/prostate_charities"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/prostate_charities" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser " > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/public_schools">PUBLIC SCHOOLS</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"Eton is a charity"</strong><br /> TRUE. No, we’re not joking. Eton College, the world's poshest school, is a charity. Sound scandalous? We’ll leave that judgement to you... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/public_schools"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/public_schools" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser alternate" > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/rich_donkeys">RICH DONKEYS?</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"The Donkey Sanctuary is sitting on a small fortune"</strong><br /> FALSE. At first glance, the Donkey Sanctuary looks extremely rich, but the truth is more complicated... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/rich_donkeys"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/rich_donkeys" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser " > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/unicef_high_fliers">UNICEF HIGH-FLIERS</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"UNICEF employees regularly fly first-class"</strong><br /> FALSE. A reader says he saw UNICEF staff turning left when they boarded the plane... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/unicef_high_fliers"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/unicef_high_fliers" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser alternate" > <div class="node" > <h2 class="marked" ><a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/amnesty">AMNESTY</a></h2> <div class="teaser_main "> <div class="content"> <strong>"Amnesty International isn't a charity"</strong><br /> TRUE. Most campaigning organizations don't count as charities under the law.... </div> <div class="teaser_base clear"> <div class="icon"> <a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/amnesty"></a> </div> <div class="links"><a href="/truth_and_lies/watchdog/amnesty" title="Read the rest of this posting." class="read-more">More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--END OF BODY TEXT--> http://www.intelligentgiving.com/truth_and_lies/watchdog#comment Thu, 09 Mar 2006 16:51:58 +0000 admin 41 at http://www.intelligentgiving.com