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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post NOM Wrote Off Delaware Months Ago
You’ll find similar language on most fundraising order forms, it’s industry standard. This really isn’t grounds for outrage against just NOM.
All donations, unless specifically earmarked* for a particular project, go into general funds. That doesn’t mean the projects highlighted are not funded, it just means that your particular gift goes into general funds and funding for the project comes from that. Probably what most don’t realize is that if a fundraising campaign raises more than the project highlighted in the campaign needs, it doesn’t mean the project will get more money. The excess will go to administrative expenses or other stuff not sparkly enough for a fundraising campaign. Most non-profits wouldn’t survive without that disclaimer.
*Most non-profits won’t earmark a donation unless it’s pretty large, say $1,000-5,000+ depending on various factors.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) now supports marriage equality – after his gay son comes out to him
I have nothing but contempt for Portman and his ilk. So now it’s okay since your son is gay? I’ll take it but he’s not getting any cookies from me. I have no reason to think his values are still centered around what benefits him and his and not much else. He still doesn’t qualify as a decent human being.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the diary post Hobet Mine Shutdown, a Photo Diary by Mentatmark.
Have you ever operated equipment in a surface mine? How dare you. Those miners are just trying to earn a living in a place where very few jobs are available. I think this kind of mining is horrible and needs to be stopped but you have no right to impugn the skills those miners have [...]
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lorimakesquilts commented on the diary post Zimmerman Medical Report Released by Masoninblue.
Slamming his head on the ground? So, no bruising, no x-ray for possible head injury, no mention of concussion or possible concussion, and two cuts that didn’t require stitches — the medical report doesn’t really fit with that description of what happened. So far I’d have to lean towards unjustified killing.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the diary post Confidential Memo Outlines Right-Wing Coordinated Propaganda Campaign To Crush Wind Power Energy by TheCallUp.
Regardless of either side’s political actions I still have to favor renewable energy sources over non-renewable. A wind farm or solar farm or the like are superior to coal mines and oil derricks and plants that burn the stuff or the waste and risk from nuclear energy. Sustainable living requires sustainable solutions. In response to [...]
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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post House Oversight Democrats Told Birth Control Access Hearing “Not About Reproductive Rights”
As if a ham sandwich is an essential part of the spectrum preventative health available to women according to medical experts. Try making a reasonable comparison if you want to be taken seriously.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post House Oversight Democrats Told Birth Control Access Hearing “Not About Reproductive Rights”
No one is being forced. If they don’t like the rules that apply to the public sector then they can get out of it. A church is a religious institution, a hospital is not.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post Planned Parenthood Joins the Fight on Birth Control
A survey by the Public Religion Research Institute released yesterday says 98% of catholic women have used birth control at some point.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post Susan G. Komen Attacks Women Seeking Breast Cancer Screenings in Fight With Planned Parenthood
I’ve never been impressed with SGK beyond their ability to market themselves.
Their financials tell an ugly story in my opinion. (I’m a former fundraising/marketing analyst for a large environmental non-profit.)
Here’s their most recent financial statement. Page 5 has all the goodies.
Awards and grants is the line that most donors would be interested in seeing most of their donation going to, I should think. Unfortunately, it’s only 38% of their total expenses. Also, I think it’s notable that a large portion of their expense for education is going to staff (half of their total salary and benefits expense) and costs associated with having an office, as well as professional fees. That all may be quite reasonable but it doesn’t quite match up with their “for the cure” image.
On page 19 they detail joint expense. (It’s a legit accounting practice that a portion of fundraising expenses for a 501(c)3 may be allocated to an education program, based on content. They all do it, some just push it a little further than others.) This means that 33% of their education program expenses were associated with fundraising.
They won’t be getting my donation dollars.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the blog post Filming the Police at Occupy Wall Street Protests
The 99% message isn’t getting through to police because they aren’t representative of the general population. They are conservative, suspicious, practice deception as part of their jobs — probably to the point that it is no longer seen as a bad thing, bigoted (in a general way, as in all others are bad or against them, have a sense of entitlement, and have a sense of righteous superiority. All my just my opinion, I have no citations. Really thinking about who they are and addressing them in a way that fits their personalities and needs will be more effective than shouting “you’re one of us” will ever be.
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lorimakesquilts commented on the diary post Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster Report: Justice? by TobyWollin.
MSHA is a joke, just as corrupt as the rest of the federal gov. My husband is a surface miner. His stories of the violations that are ignored scare the crap out of me. I can’t imagine what it’s like for an underground miner. This will change nothing.
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