Let's talk about money.

At the beginning of the year, a friend of mine created a PDF of all the a4cwsn status updates (minus the deleted ones of course) dating back to mid June.

I took four days and read the 900+ PDF and documented all tangible donations.

Here's pics (2 parts) of the PDF that was sent to the Attorney General- Consumer Protection Dept Investigator. Click on the pics to enlarge.

Keep in mind, recorded donations are those that are tangible. So, items not included would be:

• Paypal Donations
• Cash donations/Cheque Donations
• Percentage of sales from App Developers
• Affiliate links
• High value promo codes from Developers
• iTunes widget (5% of all sales)

The above post was made in August.  Imagine how much came through that iTunes widget as the page numbers grew.

Oh but hey, A4CWSN says only 43K...

Obviously, these aren't all the financials. This is just a small glimpse of the financials that we put together.

I have to ask, why would it be so difficult for A4cwsn to diclose the paypal donations records? Or the iTunes widget information, or the percentage received from sales from developers. Why is this considered such classified information to him? Why does he boast about everything else, but he won't show the community what wonderful things they accomplished? Why not give developers due credit?

He has said all financial information is public, to look it up on giveforward.com, but we know that isn't the only source of donations.

There is so much money that has gone unaccounted for. That a4cwsn refuses to acknowledge. The biggest question is why?

Knowledge is Power!

Charity fraud & scams happen on a daily basis. Here are some simple things to be mindful of before making a contribution or donation to any organization or charity.

The bottom line here is: Ask questions. Lots of them. If an organization/charity refuses to answer them, I feel confident in saying with almost 100% certainty that it's a scam. 

There are tons of organizations and charities that will willingly provide you with any and all information & documentation that you request.

Learn how to protect yourself & your hard earned money.

I'm going to post some links for Canadian side of things, and the American side of things.

I'm going to start with Canadian, because well, I'm Canadian, and quite frankly I think we rock, eh.  (I do love my igloo.)

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How to protect yourself from charity scams & fraud & warning signs to watch out for. 

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Of course there are tons of other links on the web with information.

Again, the bottom line: Ask questions. Lots of them. If an organization/charity refuses to answer them, I feel confident in saying with almost 100% certainty that it's a scam. 

We are fortunate to have information at the tips of our fingers these days.  We can search for just about anything.  Don't be afraid to use this tool to your advantage.  Also don't be afraid to contact the organization/charity and ask them questions directly, or ask them to mail you information.  

Don't be afraid to donate. Just be educated on where and how your money is being spent.