David Borochoff

David Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy in Chicago, gives the hypothetical case of a local garbage company exec getting a man-of-the-year award at a fundraiser."You get a celebrity to introduce him and suddenly it's glamorous," he said.
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Borochoff has no overriding objection to using celebs: "If you can get a David Schwimmer, and give him some watches, and you draw more people and raise more money, is that so bad?"

''These guys overdid it,'' said David Borochoff, director of the American Institute of Philanthropy.

''It's very hard to tell a fund-raiser to stop raising funds, but they weren't straight with the American public on some of this, to begin with.They gave us the impression that these victims would end up in the streets if we didn't help them, and that's just not the case.

''They lost sight of what charity is all about: to fill in the cracks and meet needs until insurance and the government come to the rescue.''

All the charity groups have inspired unexpected heights of public generosity to assist the families and repair the communities affected by the attacks on Sept. 11.
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''It sounds cold to say this because these people really deserve all the money anyone wants to give them,'' Borochoff said, ''but a lot of these people will end up, financially anyway, all right.''

The major charities will still take in millions in the coming years.United Way's September 11th Fund earns all the profits from the compact disc of its telethon concert.The Red Cross Liberty Fund signed several deals giving it a percentage of proceeds for a gamut of commercial products.

Few doubt the charity groups will find worthy places to spread the money.Most of them have mandates to help not just victims and their families but also the community, which allows some flexibility.

"The real concern here is just the waste and inefficiency," said David Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy.

"If they (solicitors) were totally honest, they'd tell people only 15 or 20 percent of their money was going to the charity.But would anyone give them money?"

Most of the money the Fraternal order of Police receives, Blodgett said, is used to support officers embroiled in contract disputes with city and county officials over salaries, grievances and terminations.

"Technically a lot of officers would have their rights violated without these solicitations," he said.
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Borochoff, of the American Institute of Philanthropy, argued that it is a bit of a stretch to say money spent on police labor disputes adds to the safety of local neighborhoods.

"The question is, 'What did they spend in that community, and what did they spend it on?'" he asked.A spokesman for the Kansas secretary of state's office said the Fraternal Order of Police wasn't required by law to file a public accounting of its spending.

Civic Development, which employs about 7,000 people at 35 call centers in 10 states, including Kansas, has had its share of legal troubles.

Records show that since 1998 it has paid civil penalties totaling $715,000 to settle allegations in at least seven states that its solicitors misled consumers about their contributions.

The director of the American Institute of Philanthropy, David Borochoff, said, "It's very hard to tell a fundraiser to stop raising funds, but they weren't straight with the American public on some of this, to begin with.They gave us the impression that these victims would end up in the streets if we didn't help them, and that's just not the case."He also said the groups lost sight of what charity is all about.

Of the salary increases and the nonprofits' need to be competitive employers, David Borochoff of the American Institute of Philanthropy says: "There's a lot of responsibility and a lot of background and experience needed for those jobs.

"The real concern here is just the waste and inefficiency," said David Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy.

"If they (solicitors) were totally honest, they'd tell people only 15 or 20 percent of their money was going to the charity.But would anyone give them money?"

Most of the money the Fraternal order of Police receives, Blodgett said, is used to support officers embroiled in contract disputes with city and county officials over salaries, grievances and terminations.

"Technically a lot of officers would have their rights violated without these solicitations," he said.
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Borochoff, of the American Institute of Philanthropy, argued that it is a bit of a stretch to say money spent on police labor disputes adds to the safety of local neighborhoods.

"The question is, `What did they spend in that community, and what did they spend it on?"' he asked.A spokesman for the Kansas secretary of state's office said the Fraternal Order of Police was not required by law to file a public accounting of its spending.

Civic Development, which employs about 7,000 people at 35 call centers in 10 states, including Kansas, has had its share of legal troubles.

Records show that since 1998 it has paid civil penalties totaling $715,000 to settle allegations in at least seven states that its solicitors misled consumers about their contributions.