Komen Ranked 2011 Most Valuable and Trusted Nonprofit Brand

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Friday February 03, 2012 · 12:24 PM PST

2012/02/03 · 12:24

I found this on the website of the Seattle Komen affiliate. Things were going so well before the pink ribbon became radioactive.

Top U.S. Most Trusted Charity
Awarded Charity Navigator's Highest Rating for Fifth Consecutive Year and Placed in Top Two of Most Valuable Nonprofit Brands in Harris Interactive Poll

SEATTLE – APRIL 7, 2011 - Top rankings from the nation’s leading charity evaluator and a separate national poll this week reaffirmed the stewardship and trustworthiness of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer organization. The local Komen Puget Sound Affiliate was founded in 1993 and has invested nearly $23 million to fund local breast health education, screening and treatment support in Western Washington and for groundbreaking research to find the cure for breast cancer.

Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, reported that Komen for the Cure had earned a prestigious four-star rating for the fifth consecutive year, a feat achieved by only 5 percent of the nation’s nonprofit organizations. Komen for the Cure was also ranked by Harris Interactive as one of the most valuable and trusted nonprofit brands.

“This is an important statement to the individuals and partners who support our work to fuel the best science and make the biggest impact in communities all across this country,” said Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, Komen founder and CEO. “We believe that it is our responsibility to not only lead the breast cancer movement, but also to set the standard for stewardship of the funds that are entrusted to us.”

A fifth consecutive four-star rating from the nation’s largest and most relied-upon evaluator of charities assures current and potential donors that Komen for the Cure consistently excels in financial stewardship of donors’ funds.

“As the nonprofit sector continues to grow at an unprecedented pace, savvy donors are demanding more accountability, transparency and quantifiable results from the charities they choose to support with their hard-earned dollars,” said Ken Berger, president & CEO of Charity Navigator, in a letter to the organization. “This ‘exceptional’ designation from Charity Navigator differentiates Susan G. Komen for the Cure from its peers and demonstrates to the public it is worthy of their trust.”
“Despite a tough economy, people still want to make a difference in the lives of others,” said Brinker. “Our promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever continues to resonate with people. And thanks to the trust we’ve built over the past three decades, we are able to continue our relentless pursuit of that mission.”

Boycott the Pink Ribbon - Contact Major Komen Supporters

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Thursday February 02, 2012 · 12:23 PM PST

2012/02/02 · 12:23

If we really want to show Komen that there's a cost for their stupidity, we need to go after their soft underbelly - the Pink Ribbon brand and the consumer products companies who, up until now, have benefited by co-promoting that brand on their product labels and in their advertising.

The following is a list of major consumer products companies who are donating $1 million or more to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I'm contacting each one to tell them I won't buy their products until they stop giving money to Komen.

http://stopthepinkribbon.tumblr.com/

Summary of what 53 percenters are whining about

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Wednesday October 26, 2011 · 3:20 PM PDT

2011/10/26 · 15:20

I've been reading letters like this one from whiny Americans posted on The 53.

The letters are following a pretty standard format. You can save yourself time and just read the following summary:

1. In my early years, I…

a. came from a poor country

b. had poor parents who had to work insane hours to keep me fed

c. worked for fiendishly small wages from a very young age

2. For my education, I…

a. Attended public high school at the expense of the American taxpayer

b. Attended a public university and continued to gorge myself on state and federal tax money.

3. These days I…

a. Take pride in the fact that I have no outstanding school loans, conveniently forgetting that other Americans paid for my education.

b. Have no real understanding of what it means to experience poverty because the American taxpayer provided a nice cushion that has enabled my current lifestyle.

4. I look down on the OWS protestors because I…

a. Resent anyone who dares to seek government benefits as I have done, especially now that my days at the trough are over and I have to pay taxes to cover the expense of educating these freeloading schoolchildren. Abolish the Department of Education!

b. Believe everything I see on Fox News.

c. Stubbornly believe in the fantasy that everyone gets what they deserve, even though the income of the top 1% of Americans has tripled over the past three decades while the incomes of every other group of Americans (including my own) have declined.

5. I shall summarize my resentment of others by piously stating in all caps,

I AM THE 53%

thewhiny53.tumblr.com

The Whiny 53

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Sunday October 23, 2011 · 2:26 PM PDT

2011/10/23 · 14:26

The Whiny 53 have got their own Tumblr blog!. This angrily self-reliant American claims to have worked her ass off for everything she has, which might be true if you don't count the taxpayer-funded college education she admits to receiving.

So...you worked your ass off and got good grades in college but you still can't construct a sensible argument. Methinks our taxpayer dollars have been wasted...

Poll

15 votes Show Results

Was taxpayer money wasted on this woman's college education?

15 votes Vote Now!

Was taxpayer money wasted on this woman's college education?

Yes...what a moron!

10 votes

Maybe...at least she can spel.

3 votes

No...she's young so there's still hope.

2 votes

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