This week, we find out Sting's charity is not so charitable after all.
This is nothing to croon about.This guy must party with Al Gore.Rock star Sting's celebrity-studded Carnegie Hall charity concert in 2006 to save the world's rainforests raked in millions, but less than half the riches actually funded tree-saving programs, according to charity watchdogs and a Post review of tax records.
It's one of the prime reasons the local arm of Sting's Rainforest Foundation is rated one of New York City's worst charities, according to Charity Navigator.
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I wish America would wake up to the latest panzi scheme, the latest snake oil salesman, the latest quick rich…did I say quick rich, sure, look around and notice how much money is actually being made off of this whole “green” scam. Companies and groups are making millions off of this crap. Not to mention the loss of civil liberties which we’ll lose when the morons in Congress do the bidding of the environmental left with corporatist cohorts.
I appreciate the comment. I'm going to do post on the compassion "progressives" have for our fellow humans.
As a fundraiser with the Rainforest Foundation UK for 6 years, I was privy to the workings of Stings fundraising machine and totally agree with your article about Sting hoarding money raised to protect the rainforest. A critical point to make is that the money from the concert is put into the Rainforest Fund, not directly to the Rainforest Foundation UK or Norway, which are independent charities. The Rainforest Fund acts as a private play fund for Sting and close family friends to direct to whatever charity takes their whim. The similarity between the organisations is only in the name and that is where it stops. The Rainforest Foundation UK and Norway are independent from the Rainforest Fund and have been campaigning successfully on behalf of forest peoples around the world for over 15 years. Their funding comes from many sources, including government, foundations, individuals, and as grant recipients from the Rainforest Foundation Fund. The fact that the Rainforest Foundation UK and Norway receive grants from their respective governments is testament to their genuine success at protecting the rights of forest peoples and their land, as well as recognising their transparency and adherence to strict governance controls that, for example, avoid the hoarding of vast amounts of money as practiced by the Rainforest Fund. Over the 6 years I was with the Rainforest Foundation UK, I was proud to be associated with the passionate people who worked there, and our partners who risked their lives in conflict prone areas such as Democratic Republic of Congo. During that time I was shocked at the way Sting and the Rainforest Fund would raise US$ millions in our name and sit on the money while our partners in rainforest countries struggled day by day to makes ends meet.
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