tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post114589618157316367..comments2024-03-19T05:15:45.278-07:00Comments on Have Fun • Do Good: Stanford Social Entrepreneurship ChallengeBritt Bravohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post-1153436544428829952006-07-20T16:02:00.000-07:002006-07-20T16:02:00.000-07:00Hi K.D.What organization are you from?Hi K.D.<BR/><BR/>What organization are you from?Britt Bravohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15585808.post-1152972080846835142006-07-15T07:01:00.000-07:002006-07-15T07:01:00.000-07:00Dear friends,I am writing in hopes that you may pa...Dear friends,<BR/><BR/>I am writing in hopes that you may pass this information along to other non-profits who may fall for this swindle.<BR/><BR/>There is a site set up (by a recent Stanford MBA) called Freepledge.com<BR/>The logistics are as follows: <BR/><BR/>(1) non-profits set up an account with Freepledge<BR/>(2) supposedly receive a percentage of each sale from those who buy products from their affiliates<BR/><BR/>Our non-profit decided to utilize this service and we were quickly alarmed to see our information go up on their site within days, but no one returned our phone calls or e-mails regarding how we would access the funding.<BR/><BR/>(They never asked for our account information)<BR/><BR/>According to their site:<BR/><BR/>"FreePledge is structured for efficiency and committed to passing donation onto non-profit organizations. We stand by our commitment with guarantee for transparency with detailed reports of transaction and donation." <BR/><BR/>We have seen no "detailed reports" no "donations" nor any "transparency" by this so-called company to-date.<BR/><BR/>My guess is that they have all these non-profits on the site, and then the funding is channeled straight to them, with non-profits none the wiser.<BR/><BR/>Please pass this on to any and every non-profit organization you know. We have to be careful of swindlers out there that will try to use our character and respective missions to manipulate and capitalize from for personal benefit and wealth... this is highly unethical.<BR/><BR/>Our organization's attorney will be sending them a Cease and Desist letter since they have not taken down our information from their site after several phone calls and e-mails.<BR/><BR/>Please protect non-profits from Freepledge.com!<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>K.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com