TSN: Ottawa Senators Foundation launch $500K PPE campaign

[AchtzehnBaby]

The Ottawa Senators Foundation announced on Monday the launch of a $500,000 fundraising initiative to support a community-led "Shielding Heroes" campaign to ensure personal protective equipment of face-shield frames & face shields get to Ottawa-area and Eastern Ontario hospitals that are low in supply amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The campaign seeks to ensure the PPE will be shipped weekly for the next 12 weeks.

Sens Shielding Heroes Campaign

Ottawa Senators Foundation launches $500K PPE campaign for Ottawa-area hospitals - TSN.ca

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[Sensung]

The Ottawa Senators Foundation announced on Monday the launch of a $500,000 fundraising initiative to support a community-led "Shielding Heroes" campaign to ensure personal protective equipment of face-shield frames & face shields get to Ottawa-area and Eastern Ontario hospitals that are low in supply amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The campaign seeks to ensure the PPE will be shipped weekly for the next 12 weeks.

Ottawa Senators Foundation launches $500K PPE campaign for Ottawa-area hospitals - TSN.ca

Melnyk is happy to use other people's money to grab a headline.

Unless I missed the part where Eugene was matching donations $ for $.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Melnyk is happy to use other people's money to grab a headline.

It’s a good idea. Make sure you donate, @Sensung

 

[Sensung]

It’s a good idea. Make sure you donate, @Sensung

When Eugene matches donations, I'll gladly pony up.

 

[TheDebater]

Melnyk is happy to use other people's money to grab a headline.

Either way, people need a source they can trust before they give their money away. Any one of us could have launched a fundraiser but will enough people trust us to bank a big enough number? Probably not.

The Senators foundation is a trusted entity, people will donate to this because it is a good cause, so although it is an easy way to take credit for Melnyk for doing something nice, not many people are in a position to do that and at least the Sens are taking advantage of their prowess in this community.

 

[JungleBeat]

There’s probably much better avenues to donate money/PPE to frontline workers.

 

[Stylizer1]

There’s probably much better avenues to donate money/PPE to frontline worker.

Seriously, I don't want anything to do with the Sens even if it is for a good cause.

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

There’s probably much better avenues to donate money/PPE to frontline workers.

Where does the other 54 cents go tho?

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Seriously, I don't want anything to do with the Sens even if it is for a good cause.

This forum is related to the sens... LOL

FYI

Sens foundation board is Melnyk free

The Ottawa Senators Foundation board of directors consists of community-minded business leaders. Many of whom have been long-time residents in the region and have helped influence positive change at various levels for citizens across the region. As such, they offer leadership and guidance as to how the Foundation can maximize it’s fundraising and philanthropic efforts to ensure positive and lasting differences are being made in the lives of children and youth.

About us

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Where does the other 54 cents go tho?

https://www.charityintelligence.ca/media/audit_pdfs/Ottawa Senators Foundation AFS F2018.pdf

 

[Beville]

1) took long enough
2) what is Melnyk going to do?

 

[Sweatred]

There’s probably much better avenues to donate money/PPE to frontline workers.

I don’t see this a terrible sign. Basically the larger cities generate more revenue for similar sized administrations to manage.... I hope anyway.

 

[BatherSeason]

The title of this thread is a tad and the TSN article is a tad misleading. Should read "The Ottawa Senators Foundation - Launch PPE Campaign". When reading the title, my immediate thought was "No way Euge would pony up any cash for this".

Ottawa Senators/Sens Foundation are two different entities.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

The title of this thread is a tad and the TSN article is a tad misleading. Should read "The Ottawa Senators Foundation - Launch PPE Campaign". When reading the title, my immediate thought was "No way Euge would pony up any cash for this".

Ottawa Senators/Sens Foundation are two different entities.

Duly noted...

 

[Peptic Balcers]

There’s probably much better avenues to donate money/PPE to frontline workers.

I thought I remember hearing that The sens foundation has less corporate sponsorship, so they rely more on 50/50 which lowered the % that went to charities

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

I thought I remember hearing that The sens foundation has less corporate sponsorship, so they rely more on 50/50 which lowered the % that went to charities

Yeah, it's pretty clear when you read the audit i posted a few posts up. They don't raise too much compared to the bigger teams.

BTW they have the same C+ rating as MLSE by charity intelligence canada.

 

[derriko]

Calgary should be embarrassed. So thats 70% that goes to fees / foundation employees / etc?

Through my short bit if research, about 60% should make it through the charity to the actual cause.

 

[dumbdick]

Raising money to help people during a pandemic....what dicks.

 

[JD1]

I think there's a bit of a misconception regarding charitable foundations. There are costs to raising money. Events to be organized. Staff to be paid. People raise money for a living. If a charitable foundation raises a million dollars but it costs 600k to do it, it's still 400k that otherwise wouldn't have been raised

And with a limited corp base locally, i suspect the value of each donation on average is lower than if you were chasing big Corp dollars with the chances of landing five figure donations

If the foundation was skimming money from donations now that would clearly be an issue but i don't think that has been an issue

 

[BatherSeason]

I think there's a bit of a misconception regarding charitable foundations. There are costs to raising money. Events to be organized. Staff to be paid. People raise money for a living. If a charitable foundation raises a million dollars but it costs 600k to do it, it's still 400k that otherwise wouldn't have been raised

And with a limited corp base locally, i suspect the value of each donation on average is lower than if you were chasing big Corp dollars with the chances of landing five figure donations

If the foundation was skimming money from donations now that would clearly be an issue but i don't think that has been an issue

You are correct, it's the way all charitable organizations are run. Hockey clubs charitable foundations aren't the only ones operating this way.

 

[Crosside]

Karlsson, ex-Senators lend support to new Ottawa-Gatineau youth foundation

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Karlsson, ex-Senators lend support to new Ottawa-Gatineau youth foundation

Saw that and thought there was some irony there. It's like the old band all gettting back together to bring support after the highly publicized divorce with Eugene.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Saw that and thought there was some irony there. It's like the old band all gettting back together to bring support after the highly publicized divorce with Eugene.

For sure, but really it’s Tara Boro bringing in a big boost before she heads off to Nash-Vegas.

She was part of it and she was not happy with the way things went down. Good on her to get it moving in the right direction.

Hope they manage their cash better this time.

 

[JD1]

Who knows what really happened here

Chris Phillips is the head of the new entity. Brad Weir was hired to run things.

There's a lot of guys lined up on the other side

I don't think this is as simple as right or wrong and i suspect few know what really drove this split

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Who knows what really happened here

Chris Phillips is the head of the new entity. Brad Weir was hired to run things.

There's a lot of guys lined up on the other side

I don't think this is as simple as right or wrong and i suspect few know what really drove this split

The best outcome possible is that each of these charities will fight harder to beat the other one, for fundraising... and financial efficiency.

It is a win for the community. Not for Eugene‘s reputation though.