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Tag Archives: United Way of King County

Seattle’s United Way of King County still exaggerates

Posted on December 16, 2015 by William P. BarrettDecember 17, 2015

Large charity claims too-good-to-be-true financial efficiency

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Posted in Seattle charities, Seattle Times | Tagged Bill and melinda Gates Foundation, charitabble commitment, financial efficiency ratio, netting, United Way of King County | Leave a reply

Seattle’s United Way of King County still gilds the lily

Posted on December 5, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Nation’s biggest UW unit calculates its financial efficiency using a Leave Out Most of The Bad Stuff formula.

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged Better Business Bureau, Bill and melinda Gates Foundation, charitable commitment, charitable financial efficiency, gilding the lily, King John, Moss Adams, Moss-Adams LLP, Shakespeare, United Way King County, United Way of King County, UWKC, Wise Giving Alliance | 4 Replies

Big Seattle charity cuts its bogusly high efficiency claim–a bit

Posted on February 28, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

United Way of King County is still making it up

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged charitable bad stuff, charitable commitment, Gates Foundation, Moss Adams, United Way, United Way of King County, United Way Worldwide | Leave a reply

Big Seattle charity makes another iffy financial efficiency claim

Posted on November 16, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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United Way of King County says its charitable commitment is an amazing 98%

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged Bill and melinda Gates Foundation, charitable commitment, Moss Adams, United Way, United Way of King County, United Way Worldwide Method | 1 Reply

Dubious charity soliciting in Seattle gets a break in Olympia

Posted on October 8, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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An official state website says Washington AmVets has a 100% charitable commitment ratio, but it looks more like a dismal 22%.

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged AmVets, AMVETS Department of Washington, AMVETS National Service Foundation, AmVets Service Foundation Department of Washington, AmVets Service Foundation Dept. of Washington, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, Cancer Federation, charitable commitment, Childhood Leukemia Foundation, Defeat Diabetes Foundation, fundraising efficiency, Jadent Inc., Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, United Way of King County, Washington American Veterans Service Foundation, Washington AmVets, Washington State Secretary of State | 4 Replies

Another dubious charity solicits in Seattle

Posted on April 17, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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This time it’s the United States Armed Forces Association

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged Associated Community Services, Better Business Bureau, Cancer Fund of America, Central Processing Services, Gates Foundation, United States Armed Forces Association, United Way of King County, Veterans Support Foundation, Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund, Wise Giving Alliance | 38 Replies

Big Seattle charity uses accounting magic to look better

Posted on March 14, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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United Way of King County counts money in an unusual way

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged Bill and melinda Gates Foundation, Cancer Fund of America, charitable commitment, charitable efficiency, Moss Adams, United Way of King County | 1 Reply

A dubious charity solicits in Seattle

Posted on March 4, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Cancer Fund of America looks for donations around Puget Sound

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Posted in Seattle charities, Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged accounting tricks, BBB, Better Business Bureau, Bill Gates, Bundle.com, Cancer Fund of America, charitable commitment, Forbes, Form 990, fundraising efficiency, Gates Foundation, gift in kind, GIK, IRS, James T. Reynolds, joint costs, Lea Goldman, Marie Claire, Sam Reed, United Way of King County, Volunteering in America, Washington Secretary of State, Wise Giving Alliance | 12 Replies

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