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Small United Way: Big Losses No One Owns

by mikeb on Sat 26 Jan 2008 07:00 AM EST | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Fox Valley United Way, according to the Chicago Sun Times, took a 6-month "hiatus" after losing a huge enough chunk of money that no grant obligations were payable, staff was cut from 7 to 3 and a new Exec and new Board were recruited.

The only explanation: we promised more than we could pay out. The ex-ED doesn’t admit to the problem. Neither does the past finance guy nor the board, but they have all resigned.

Is this the way to run a business? Should the United Way still be trying, again -- I think not.

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