Great article about how the SPLC is only interested in money. Their main income is from fundraising via fear-mongering. $PLC

7wap · 2013-04-09T19:29:38+00:00

nearly all pedophiles are men

Is that because women don't seem to get charged for molestation?

Kampane · 2013-04-09T20:47:08+00:00

Always make sure to consider the source.

The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine ... described as a "redoubt of neoconservatism" and as "the neo-con bible". Since it was founded in 1995, the Weekly Standard has never been profitable, and has remained in business through subsidies from wealthy conservative benefactors such as former owner Rupert Murdoch. Many of the magazine's articles are written by members of conservative think tanks located in Washington, D.C.

... which leads to questioning sources within the article

CharityWatch (formerly the American Institute of Philanthropy), an independent organization that monitors and rates leading nonprofits for their fundraising efficiency, has consistently given the SPLC its lowest grade of “F” (i.e., “poor”) for its stockpiling of assets far beyond what CharityWatch deems a reasonable reserve

Read smart... questioning facts of gender politics and their sources is how to bring the truth.

hugolp · 2013-04-09T15:35:41+00:00

The SPLC is a hate group. It has been for a long time.

7wap · 2013-04-09T19:38:07+00:00

TL;DR: According to the article, SLPC is a fundraising charity concerned only with the appearances rather than actually helping.

Basically they're a shitty charity that does bad work.

RedditBlueit · 2013-04-09T19:54:37+00:00

Thanks for posting this - I've been bringing this up since the original SPLC blowup.

CharityWatch (formerly the American Institute of Philanthropy), an independent organization that monitors and rates leading nonprofits for their fundraising efficiency, has consistently given the SPLC its lowest grade of “F” (i.e., “poor”) for its stockpiling of assets far beyond what CharityWatch deems a reasonable reserve (three years’ worth of operating expenses) to tide it over during donation-lean years. But even if the SPLC weren’t sitting on an unspent $256 million, according to CharityWatch, it would still be a mediocre (“C+”) performer among nonprofits.

The SPLC’s 2011 tax filing reveals that the organization raised a total of $38.5 million from its donors that year but spent only $24.9 million on “program services,” with the rest going to salaries, overhead, and fundraising. And even that 67 percent figure is somewhat inflated, according to CharityWatch, which notes that the SPLC takes advantage of an accounting rule that permits nonprofits to count some of their fundraising expenses as “public education” if, for example, a mailer contains an informational component. CharityWatch, ignoring that accounting rule, maintains that only 60 percent—about $19 million—went to program services during the year in question.

The SPLC’s 2011 tax return reveals that the organization spent $1.6 million (aside from salaries) on litigation-related costs that year, in contrast to the $7.8 million it spent on “professional fundraising services,” “postage and shipping cost,” “printing & lettershop,” and “other development cost.”

I'd bet the $7.8MM it spent on those activities went to companies controlled by Dees and his associates. That's another way of pulling money out of the organization while keeping his salary "low" ($345,000).

Title	Great article about how the SPLC is only interested in money. Their main income is from fundraising via fear-mongering. $PLC
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Date	April 9, 2013 12:19 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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