concerned wrote:So, does CCSVI Alliance spend any money on an office, airfare, luncheons, etc. or do they just hand over all the money to universities doing studies?
If it's the latter than I see no problem at all.
BooBear wrote:Malden, it are comments like yours that are nothing short of inflammatory.
If the CCSVI Alliance financial reports were already out and indicated that our beloved Cheerleader was making $250K a year as a director, you may have cause to question her positions on issues as potentially tied to financial gain. Maybe.
But you don't have that data. And yet you still make thinly veiled references (and not so thinly veiled) towards Joan's motivations. It's rude. It's inappropriate and it's libelous.
Joan put herself out there with the research, the advocacy and the Alliance. As you point out, she is "out there" publicly with her positions. What about you, Malden? Did you want to give us your full name so that we can determine what motivates you to be so against this concept?
Is there an annual report we can check on how you make your money?
Can we see your tax returns to see what non-profits you graciously donate to? Can we see if a European pharmaceutical company pays your salary?
No?
Then we shouldn't throw accusations at you on this board or any other, right? Because we don't have any data to support those accusations? Good idea.
Get it?
Davie Hubbard (VP)
Monica Mulcahy (CFO)
Amber Alstott (pinup)
Board of Directors
Ginger MacQueen
Diana Gordon
Dawn Skinner
Steve Garvie
Yvonne Andersen
Christopher Alkenbrack
Jeanine Baker
Patrick Farrell
bestadmom wrote:FYI, board members and their families of US IRS approved nonprofits are forbidden from being compensated in any way, shape or form. It is illegal.
Joan has donated very very generously to the Alliance, and most likely without her altruism, hard work, warmth and caring which has motivated others to donate, the Alliance would not exist.
concerned wrote:So, does CCSVI Alliance spend any money on an office, airfare, luncheons, etc. or do they just hand over all the money to universities doing studies?
If it's the latter than I see no problem at all.
BooBear wrote:...Shouldn't bother most, though, if they are fine contributing to the NMSS. While the NMSS spent just shy of $36 million in research (including fellowships) in 2009, they spent $59 million on salaries the same year...including over $470K for its CEO.
Oh...and another $8 million for retirement and health care benefits for those employees.
And since you brought up travel, the NMSS spent $3.2 million on travel. Funny, with 53 "local" chapters. That's a lot of travel.
Oh, and there were 56 independent contractors paid over $100K each in 2009 for the NMSS.
All in all, the NMSS received over $229 million in 2009 and spent nearly $219 million of it...but don't worry. They "invested" that "extra" $10 million...including what they paid into their pension plan.
No wonder they could only swing a paltry $6 million into CCSVI research.
No wonder they could only swing a paltry $6 million into CCSVI research
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