Sponsoring kids overseas...question...

[Grace]

Maybe not the exact thing you have been doing, but Google Canadian organizations for disadvantaged children and see what you come up with. A cursory glance showed lots of venues for helping kids.

[wombat2u2004]

Children International (Oct 2007- Sept 2008)
www.Children.org
Jim Cook CEO: Salary $357,097 + $61'183 + $17'838 = $436'183

Little wonder they want to keep you as a subscriber

[Karen]

You could also do something more local and hands-on - like Big Brother/Big Sister, where you mentor a specific child, meet her in person, etc., http://www.bbbsedmonton.org/ is one in Alberta.

[Catty1]

Wom, that's not a lot....many professional sports players make more than that. People do need to be paid - like I say, the pictures tell the story.

Karen, that Big Brothers/Sisters is wonderful - my Dad was a Big Brother twice. I just can't see myself doing it.

I will carry on with this for a bit - it just seemed odd...but twice in 15 years, maybe.

[wombat2u2004]

Wom, that's not a lot....many professional sports players make more than that. People do need to be paid - like I say, the pictures tell the story.

I agree people need to be paid, but if he wants that much money, maybe he should go work for a bank. This is a charity for goodness sakes.
I give money and goods all the time to local charities, you know the kind, all the staff are unpaid volunteers, the office is loaned to them free of charge from the local council. I am also a volunteer, for three organisations, and I get not one cent.
I wonder what percentage of work I do in relation to your outfits CEO. I betcha it's not much difference.
No mate, I can't agree with the salary that these guys get, there is no way. That money he gets should be spent on the program.
Anyway.....arn't there needy people in your country ??? Why wouldn't you as a Canadian support your local charities fully ???

[wombat2u2004]

like I say, the pictures tell the story.

Well yeah.....I wonder how much they are paying their advertising company

[moosmom]

I trust NO ONE in situations like that. WAAAAY too many scams out there. And a red flag would have definitely gone up after the second "moved for work" excuse.

[Freedom]

You can always check Charity Navigator for info on a charitable organization. If 80% of their $ go to the programs they run, then it is usually a great charity.

Having been involved with charitable orgs. for 25 years, I can tell you the lager ones do pay staff, much like corporations do. They HAVE to! They need skilled folks to manage a national / international business. So, just knowing what the CEO makes is NOT telling you a thing.

The large ones (like American Red Cross) truly are huge corporations, with overhead, legal issues, tax information reports, state and federal reports, and all sorts of infrastructure necessary to run such a large business. And make no mistake, a charity IS a business! It is a not for profit business, but it IS a business. Staff does work at it full time, and to have qualified folks running such a thing, you need to be competitive in your salaries.