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• Hard News: Where your money goes, 09:19 Aug 13, 2009

  I think a simple blunt Lonergan reply is all that is required here.

  The reason there is so much heat to this discussion is obvious. People want to know what percentage of monies raised the organisers are paying themselves. It's as simple as that. Everything else stems from this one point. I don't think one person here thinks the work being done is not worthwhile.

  Julie's refusal to tell Laws their wages ignited all this. And saying "none of your business" when you're a charity maybe wasn't the smartest move. A simple "I pay myself a wage of $175,000 to run KidsCan" might have been more acceptable. The only reason people would have an issue to complain is that if you only actually raise $350k cash, paying yourself 50% of that amount may seem a little much to some.

  When you're tugging on peoples emotions and wallets, I tend to think complete clarity and full transparency is rather important.

  AK • Since Mar 2008 • 12 posts Report

• Hard News: Where your money goes, 21:49 Aug 11, 2009

  Hi Rick,

  Thanks for doing this.

  I would like to know :

  1 - Would it be possible to see the key personnel annual wages?

  2 - Does Adidas pay the charity any money to have thousands of walking billboards at schools throughout NZ?

  3 - To maintain the huge profile of this charity in the public eye, aren't some decisions compromised by the very fact that the charity now must maintain an ongoing high profile by spending a greater percentage of all revenue raised?

  4 - How does the Board feel about other charities that are now being overlooked by the public due to the domination of Kids Can in the charity arena?

  many thanks
  Ant

  AK • Since Mar 2008 • 12 posts Report

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