w/out time to read the whole thread, i'm lost ~ why would other countries be calling the RNLI?? the most I can think is them responding to a call from international waters?
I guess people thought their money was going in to local services and it actually wasnt.
There are plenty of other charities who "save children abroad" (and cream off loads for themselves).
My anger comes from listening to people like you pushing your progressive (lol) agendas in every avenue of life. The fact that you and your ilk are increasingly in charge and dictating to the rest of us. Also the smug condescension and self-righteousness that comes with all this nonsense virtue signalling.
I'd like nothing more than for the PC "liberals" to all pack off and go an live on another planet. You can then all be so very woke together, and see how far it gets you.
No it hasn't. It has always made it very clear that a small percentage of its overall funding goes to international projects.
It is important to educate yourself on the facts.
Oh so now you're claiming that the international donors now not only 100% fund the foreign projects, but that they donate more than required and therefore subsidise the UK operations.It is 2%. How do you know that their donations wouldn't drop by that (or more) if they pulled out of all international projects and had no international presence?
Did you even read the link i posted?
We currently spend less than 2% of the RNLI’s total annual expenditure on our international drowning prevention activity and we actively seek donations specifically for this work, including the Isle of Man’s International Development Fund and Department for International Development in the UK, both of which have made substantial donations to our international work this year. Providing the very best search and rescue service in the UK and Ireland remains our priority but we are also proud to use our expertise, knowledge and influence to help others save lives across the world, particularly in countries where drowning rates are high.
Said no one.They must have been livid when they found out their money helped saved a child.
If I was the RNLI CEO, and I knew that foreign projects were fully funded from overseas donations, then in the event of a public outrage like this, I would quickly reassure the public of this fact.Why couldn't the benefactor be donating on the condition that it is spent on the foreign projects? If you are donating substantial amounts I'm sure accommodations like this can be made. Are you just discounting this or didn't consider it?
Of course a very small amount of all donations goes to the work abroad. To be able to split it up and notify where your donations are being spent would be an administrative nightmare. I’m sure if someone was donating to OXFAM or UNICEF or Cancer Research and was told a month later ‘oh by the way your donation was part of our CEO’s £120k package, thanks for donating!’ The frothing at the mouth of some would mean localised flooding.If I was the RNLI CEO, and I knew that foreign projects were fully funded from overseas donations, then in the event of a public outrage like this, I would quickly reassure the public of this fact.
But this hasn't happened. The CEO hasn't moved to assure people that UK donations fund UK operations and nothing else.
Why do you think this is the case?
1) The CEO is incompetent
2) UK donations are being diverted to foreign projects, and he knows it
If the foreign projects were self contained and separately funded, it would have been a good idea to make a separate charity, would it not.
You can always tell who the PC activists are.A whole lot of nonsense and perfuffle over nothing really. Just something the Gammons can get angry about again while the really important stuff gets forgotten or unreported.
Why couldn't the benefactor be donating on the condition that it is spent on the foreign projects?
Of course a very small amount of all donations goes to the work abroad.
A whole lot of nonsense and perfuffle over nothing really. Just something the Gammons can get angry about again while the really important stuff gets forgotten or unreported.
If I was the RNLI CEO, and I knew that foreign projects were fully funded from overseas donations, then in the event of a public outrage like this, I would quickly reassure the public of this fact.
But this hasn't happened. The CEO hasn't moved to assure people that UK donations fund UK operations and nothing else.
Why do you think this is the case?
1) The CEO is incompetent
2) UK donations are being diverted to foreign projects, and he knows it
If the foreign projects were self contained and separately funded, it would have been a good idea to make a separate charity, would it not.
Yet they say they can't keep their UK staff due to lack of funding and have let >100 go.Of course a very small amount of all donations goes to the work abroad.
I wonder how many of the same people here who are defending the RNLI defended Comic Relief when David Lammy lost them millions.