Argo talk with cohon on pt sports

[argotom]

It's your idea, so I belive that falls to you. Welcome aboard.

I will second that, Acadicus your voted in.
What's the plan when and where is the meeting?

[AngeloV]

I will second that, Acadicus your voted in.
What's the plan when and where is the meeting?

The plan is we pledge money to this bogus fund, and this person is well on his/her way to retirement.

[ArgoZ]

The plan is we pledge money to this bogus fund, and this person is well on his/her way to retirement.

LOL, while I doubt that's the plan here, many of these ventures end up being that way. Human greed and corruption are too prevalent. I already give the private entity my money in return for watching football. Unless one becomes a shareholder in this idea, it is not a wise use of money. As a public service announcement, make sure you research any charity before you donate, you will be surprised how much of each dollar actually makes it to that cause.

[paulwoods13]

Acccording to Kickstarter.com, the biggest project ever raised just over $10M. A new stadium needs about $200M. Oh well.

[argotom]

LOL, while I doubt that's the plan here, many of these ventures end up being that way. Human greed and corruption are too prevalent. I already give the private entity my money in return for watching football. Unless one becomes a shareholder in this idea, it is not a wise use of money. As a public service announcement, make sure you research any charity before you donate, you will be surprised how much of each dollar actually makes it to that cause.

Wait a minute, that's another definition of a politician.
No longer applying to lawyers only, the perfect oxymoron for an "honest politician".

[AngeloV]

As a public service announcement, make sure you research any charity before you donate, you will be surprised how much of each dollar actually makes it to that cause.

You got that right. It's usually under 25%, yet the chairman of the board often takes home massive annual salary and bonus. I used to give to the United way at work every year until I found out that they were one of the lowest in terms of percentage of how much raised money actually goes to the cause they are raising it for.

[Wobbler]

You got that right. It's usually under 25%, yet the chairman of the board often takes home massive annual salary and bonus. I used to give to the United way at work every year until I found out that they were one of the lowest in terms of percentage of how much raised money actually goes to the cause they are raising it for.

I think your number is a little off, Angelo. A good site for researching this stuff is Charity Intelligence. United Way Toronto, for example, gives away >75% of its revenue in grants.

Anyway, this is pretty off-topic. If anyone wants to discuss this further I'll branch this into the Sociable forum.