The war on cancer is still being fought after nearly 100 years and still nothing good has come out of this fight. Non-profit organizations are receiving massive donations but not utilizing all of it. There are thousands of people employed in the field of cancer. Cancer research technology is only going to continue to be produced as long as a cure is not found. Although there is a big effort put forth to fighting cancer, a cure will not be found in the near future because non-profit organizations are not non-profit, countless people will become unemployed, and the global economy will suffer. There is noticeable effort put into finding a cure. For example, in South Florida, researchers have results from a vaccine trial (Prater). The results …show more content…
They are most commonly known as organizations that receive donations in or der to grant the wishes of terminally ill children or just to support sick children. With research, it has been discovered that not all of the money being donated is being used honestly. Fondest Wish Foundation raised approximately $1.1 million and only spent $7,374 on fulfilling children’s wishes (McCoy). That is only 0.7%. Where could the remaining 99.3% of $1.1 million have gone? At least 50% of all of the money should have been distributed for different wish-granting purposes. Another instance of non-profit organizations being cheap is when Wishing Well paid $22,500 to settle charges that it only spent 1% of the $2.7 million it had raised that year (McCoy). It is selfish to keep the money that innocent, sympathetic people contributed and not use it for the intended cause. There are children dying from cancer and that money was not used for research or funding. Corruption is a viable candidate for a reason why the money has not been properly distributed. There are hundreds of instances where non-profit organizations are keeping money that should have been spent for aiding those in need. Another example of this corruption is apparent when $1.7 million in Michigan was received by donations, and only $30,769 was spent to aid in the rehabilitation of dangerously ill children …show more content…
It will never stay the same for too long because it is influenced by a multitude of factors. Cancer may be one of the biggest factors. According to a report in 2016, the cancer market is valued at about $112.90 billion USD and is projected to be around $161.30 billion USD in 5 years (Zion Market Research). The high price is due to the fact that cancer is present all around the world. Different cancers are more profitable than others. Breast cancer is found to be in a population of women on Long Island. The most common way of treating this form of cancer is with chemotherapy and/or an optional surgery that completely rids the body of the breasts. Following the words of Ronda LeBlanc-Sylvester, she suffered from breast cancer. She underwent a radical mastectomy and six months of chemotherapy but these therapies had no effect. The cancer spread to her bones and her liver (Paulsen). Chemotherapy costs $7,000 and a mastectomy costs about $20,000. Most women feel societal pressure to have breasts so they opt for reconstructive surgery. This surgery alone can run up to $8,000. So in order for one woman to rid herself of cancer and look “normal”, it will cost approximately $35,000. Some of this has to come out of her own pocket because insurance does not cover it all. If a cure were found, a woman would not have to pay these ridiculous prices. She would pay a one time fee to receive the cure and be free of cancer. If a cure
Many people have begun to question how they use the money they raise. About 81% of their funds are put towards their programs and services, while more reputable charities are usually
Being identified as a nonprofit, doesn’t necessarily mean it will be a charitable organization. Though the term has been applied to most nonprofit organizations, the fact is most nonprofits is structured using the economic model. The economic model is based on the traditional model of management designed to deal with the complexity of managing an organization (Bradshaw & Hayday, 2007, p. 4). This model acquires funding from multiple sources such as; individuals, government grants, corporations, and foundations. Though an nonprofit organizations may be identified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as tax-exempt, it may use the same economic model and framework as a for-profit organization. According to Brainard & Siplon, (2004), the nonprofit economic model often mimics that of the private sector by using organized professionals to help determine the goals and vision of the organization (p. 439). It is widely believed that most nonprofits use the economic model along with an aggressive...
Nonprofit executive compensation should be within a range that generously rewards the executive for meeting goals and a job well done while not taking away from the nonprofits ability to meet the needs that it serves. A good leader has not met the duties of the job if they spend extremely high amounts on travel and office supplies or personal equipment without fairly compensating their staff or while reducing benefits to the cause. When government funds are secured for a cause or people give to a charity, people often assume that the money is going directly to the cause. It is understandable that the charity has business expenses including staff compensation but there is something that doesn't feel right when you see leadership of the
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Mr. Rapfogel was charged with conspiring to inflate insurance payments and keeping one million dollars for himself, most of which was stashed in his Manhattan apartment that he shared with his wife. Some of the money was funneled to politician’s campaigns, who then kept his nonprofit flush with government funding. The twenty year scheme is alleged to have skimmed five million dollars from the venerable charity. (Hawkins, 2013). The case was brought to light by someone known as a whistle-blower. A whistle-blower is a person who reports illegal activity of their employers or of their organization to authorities (Colorado State University-Global Campus, 2014). Cases such as this raise questions about nonprofit organizations and their ability manage finances and the oversight that may or may not be present.
...that I should mention and that is that most of these corporations that have partnered with Children’s Miracle have been with them for more at least 10 years. What is most important of all the sponsors is that they share a common vision with Children’s Miracle. There is one thing that left me amazed and that was that most of the sponsors do some other type of fundraising for other organizations and that that like RE/MAX says “the power of many is to make a difference...they have learned that genuine compassion in life directly corresponds to meaningful success in business and that in RE/MAX is called Premier Community Citizenship-performing ordinary acts of extraordinary generosity” (Children’s Miracle). If there has been a problem that might have affected either Children’s Miracle or their sponsors and than that sponsor is no longer part of this tremendous cause.
Over the last 20 years, there has been a significant increase in nonprofit and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) in the United States. With the increase in organizations, also came an increase in scandals and in the 1990’s multiple nonprofit and nongovernment organizations lost the public’s trust due to misuse of funds, lavish spending, and improper advances to protected populations. These charity scandals not only hurt direct organization’s reputation, but also led to the mistrust of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations as a whole (Sidel, 2005). To combat these reputations, NGOs and nonprofit organizations began to self-regulate through employing morally obligated and altruistic employees, accountability practices, and lastly through
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Cancer is a really bad and deadly disease and has caused many deaths around the world, but what if it isn't much of a disease but instead a business, so on the off chance that you had a business offering something that made you well over a hundred billion dollars for every year, would you find a way to kill the requirement for your business? Or, on the other hand, would you bend backwards for cash to keep coming?Cancer is a really bad and deadly disease and has caused many deaths around the world, but what if it isn't much of a disease but instead a business. from food to medicine cancer-causing things are everywhere and put there on purpose for profit. The government has many pros of this too , they make money and thin the population.I just think it's terrible that people could be so selfish and then take lives for money and go to sleep at night. Most people are skeptical when people claim this ,but proof is everywhere and be careful so you don't become a part of the biggest business in the US.
Today in the United States, Breast Cancer occurs in about one in eight women which is currently the most common cancer among women. The number of cases is expected to decrease due to the advancements in technology and dedicated researchers. Scientists have put an estimated 4.8 billion dollars towards the research every year to help find a cure or a new treatment for breast cancer ("STAT Facts Breast Cancer"). Researchers have found causes, put in research and theories that help with understanding treatments, prevention and also common symptoms and coping mechanisms.
Breast Cancer is defined as “a group of solid tumor malignancies arising in the tissues of the breast” (Sarah Crawford, Richard Alder, 2013) in human and other mammals. It can happen to both men and women. For women, breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death. According to National Cancer Institute, in the United States, the 2014 estimated new cases and deaths of female from breast cancer are 232,670 and 40,000, respectively. For male, it’s 430 deaths out of 2,360 new cases. From these numbers, we can see that women in the U.S. are greatly affected by breast cancer, thus, it’s not difficult to imagine the impact on a worldwide level. Although these numbers look frightening, people can actually survive from breast cancer if it is detected early and treated properly, so it is extremely important for all of us, especially women, to have a better understanding of breast cancer.
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1: In a story in the New York Times written by David Barstow. It’s estimated that over 1.6 billion dollars have been raised by charity organizations since the attacks on Sept 11th. That money has been raised for victims of that tragic day…..But where has all the money gone?
Historically speaking breast cancer has been around for hundreds of years. Thankfully the treatment has improved. Patients who get the cancer removed and take care of themselves after, for example, by exercising and eating healthy, will live longer. There are many risks that increase the likelihood of developing breast cancer, for instance, age, family history, and race. A women who made history with breast cancer was Betty Ford, Betty was one of the first lady’s to speak openly about her disease. Betty encouraged women who have been affected with the disease to go to their doctor as soon as possible and told women who had shared that they didn’t have breast cancer to do self breast exams regularly and get mammograms. She also said when women get diagnosed with it don’t be embarrassed. Treatments in the past were pretty good and quite the same compared to the treatments given to people now, for instance, mastectomy’s which was the primary...
Charities will often ask money through organizations, for sudden wealthy, charities wouldn’t leave them alone till they get the amount they want. “Unfortunately, there is not enough money in the world to satisfy, number amount of organizations with their outstretched hands. Charities are often good deed to share money with, but even that wouldn’t do any good”(Sudden Wealth, According to Al Jacobs.) Having to win eighty five million dollars Neal Wanless is being begged from thousands of charities, “He developed a web site and hired an advisor for forty thousand dollars a year just to get his inquiries billed to the advisor” (Sudden wealth, can just be plain mean, dealing with success)