Ice Bucket Challenge - Overheads.....

[boxtops]

No pun intended (since buckets are poured over people's heads), but it seems that the majority of of the money raised by ALS goes to the charity overheads. I know this is no different from a lot of charities, they need good people at the top, but for only approx a quarter of donations to go to research into cures seems a minimal good use of people's charitable contributions.

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

[Daffy6543]

Some organisations are actually donating to causes that support people with ALS, Morrison's supermarket donated to Sue Ryder
https://www.facebook.com/Morrisons?fref=ts

[joggerjayne]

// since buckets are poured over people's heads //

If you need to explain that bit, then you haven't found your target audience.

LOL x

[boxtops]

JJ - that was in case anyone thought I was punning :-)

[Daffy6543]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/als.asp

This just popped up on my FB news feed.

[joggerjayne]

Fairy nuff :0)