'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Whoa.
Embezzlement Is Found in Many Catholic Dioceses
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and STEPHANIE STROM
Published: January 5, 2007
A survey by researchers at Villanova University has found that 85 percent of Roman Catholic dioceses that responded had discovered embezzlement of church money in the last five years, with 11 percent reporting that more than $500,000 had been stolen.
85%!
So cool, Allyson.
So traffic was HORRID (3 accidents) and I got home late and UPS just left another freaking postit. I didn't sign it in the right space. Save me from anal-retentive UPS people.
I checked, and holy crap, MK is probably 14. At his adoption in 1995, they guessed he was 2. And he'll have had diabetes since summer of 2003. Devi'll be 10 this year.
And lisah, I know you have huge cats, but that picture of dog-sized Swifty next to Frank? HUGE ORANGE CAT.
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN and STEPHANIE STROM
That's cool -- they're two reporters whose stuff I pay attention to, because one has the religion beat, and the other has nonprofits. It's like a crossover!
Embezzlement Is Found in Many Catholic DiocesesI read that as "Catholic Diseases."
Oh, also, I'm not at all surprised about the 85% number. I wonder what the rate is at cash-heavy small businesses, and then businesses in general. I mean, I've been told about embezzlement at 20% of the places I've worked, and I don't have anything to do with accounting, so there's no reason for me to know, and we don't deal in cash, so it's not that easy.
Oh, also, I'm not at all surprised about the 85% number. I wonder what the rate is at cash-heavy small businesses, and then businesses in general.
They noted that the Salvation Army has the best reputation for proper handling of cash business. The buckets of cash are sealed and locked. Two people are present when counting. A separate person verifies the amount deposited in the bank. Simple checks that make a huge difference.
Churches just presume their priests and parishoners are honest. Not so.
Churches just presume their priests and parishoners are honest. Not so.
Just like everyone else.
Just like everyone else.
Not the Salvation Army! Those cynical yet effective bastards.
I thought of your job the other day, Jesse. I was reading an article about nonprofits in, I think, the Wall Street Journal all about how judging a charity's effectiveness by the percentage of its overhead is unfair. And I was like, "yeah, qualified employees like Jesse need to pay student loans too!"
Not the Salvation Army! Those cynical yet effective bastards.
Oh, ha! I meant priests and parishioners are dishonest like everyone else.
I was reading an article about nonprofits in, I think, the Wall Street Journal all about how judging a charity's effectiveness by the percentage of its overhead is unfair.
Yeah, that was a good one. The real problem with that, I think, is that charities with the smallest fundraising %age are often the ones that get most of their money from the government in large chunks. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it doesn't make them automatically better.