Space X, Elon Musk, Jared Isaacman and St Jude: The Questions No One is Asking
Jared Isaacman, a 37-year old billionaire who made his fortune as a co-founder of a payment processing company called Shift4 Payments, announced he is spearheading a $200 million dollar fundraising campaign for St. Jude by leading a crew of 4 private citizens in a SpaceX rocket (of Elon Musk fame) that will fly into orbit around the earth. Mr. Isaacman is personally donating $100 million to St Jude with the conviction we should conquer childhood cancer.
I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to conquer childhood cancer. There is little else that will push adults into action than seeing a child suffer from a serious illness. But, Mr. Isaacman and everyone else may want to ask some serious questions about St. Jude, research, and how revenue is spent before embarking on fundraising for an organization that has increased its net assets from $2.5 billion in 2012 to $5.4 billion in 2019; primarily by saving a large portion of revenue annually (as opposed to spending more on research and helping sick kids and their families). Read more 
Soliciting Grocery Shoppers for Donations
Over the past week, I’ve been asked 11 times by retail clerks if I want to donate money to a charitable cause. This question has been asked by cashiers in grocery stores and in a variety of retail establishments. Yesterday, I decided to use the self check-out at a Stop & Shop grocery store in Connecticut and was approached by three separate sales clerks asking if I wanted to donate money. After I finished bagging my groceries, I went to the manager’s desk and politely told her that most people want to grocery shop in peace, that the grocery store is one place where the expectation is to be a customer, not a source of donations. Read more
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