Breast Cancer Prevention Fund
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May 9, 2012
Scam alert. http://everett.komonews.com/news/business/688849-conflict-interest-between-everett-charity-telemarketing-com Raised $17.5 million, paid himself $10.5 million, gave out $3.5 million
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No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
None
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
3 people found this review helpful
March 15, 2012
3 people found this review helpful
If organization is legitimate why don't they send their information to the BBB and let them give the organization a thorough review. The lady I talked to on the phone lied to me and said 90% went to women to get mammagrams. Shame on you for scamming your fellow women. Give to an organization where the donations will really help those in need.
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No
How likely is it that you would recommend that a friend donate to this group?
No
How likely are you to donate to this group again?
No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
3 people found this review helpful
March 11, 2012
3 people found this review helpful
Don't be fooled by this scam - over $17M in donations but only $3.5M for mammograms while Legacy Telemarketing, owned by BCPF's president is paid over $10M! See http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/133675028.html.
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No
How likely is it that you would recommend that a friend donate to this group?
No
How likely are you to donate to this group again?
No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
March 2, 2012
Both my sister and I were enrolled in a breast cancer screening program by this group. Our mother and grandmother both had breast cancer so we were concerned that we might too. We were both uninsured and they got us screened. Thank god! We both had biopsies for strange gtrowths. Thank you Breast cancer prevention; you may have saved our lives!
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
4 people found this review helpful
January 9, 2012
4 people found this review helpful
I worked for Legacy Telemarketing and was one of those people calling people asking them if they could afford to donate $190 for 2 women to get mammorgrams. I read from a script that said " It appears the women in your area have lost their local funding for mammograms. Breast Cancer Prevention FUnd provides these women with free mammograms. One mammogram cost $95 can you donate $190 to help 2 women get mammograms?"...I only lasted a few days doing this mind numbing kind of work but I am so glad i quit now that I heard that the BCPF is owned by the man who owns LEgacy Telemarketing...he was hiring us to get money FOR HIS profit. Only 3 million went to women and mammograms...he made $17 million...WHERE DID THE OTHER 14 MILLION DOLLARS GO MR. STAFFORD? He has a million dollar home on Lopez Island...what a horrible person to do this.
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No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
None
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
November 15, 2011
Scam alert. 17 mil raised. 3 mil went to mammograms. Rest went to telemarketer who claims remaining as services rendered claiming 90% of pitch relates to breast cancer education.
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disappointment
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
dissolve it
1 person found this review helpful
November 13, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
Don't give money until you've watched the KOMO TV investigative report on BCPF at http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133675028.html?tab=video&c=y#idc-cover. Most of the money given goes directly to the telemarketing company owned by the charity's founder. SHAME on Jim Paton for for taking millions in mammogram donation money for his own private gain (nice waterfront mansion and 4 car RV garage). Don't be fooled into making this man richer!!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Received a phone call but did not donate after learning truth about BCPF
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Have IRS audit Jim Paton and shut down his gravy train.
November 12, 2011
Thanks for calling!
Your call motivated me to schedule a mammogram. I was called back "due something on the film...". Talk about scared! Fortunately, all was OK.
Thanks for everything.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
A lot
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Quite well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
2 people found this review helpful
October 5, 2011
2 people found this review helpful
Speaking as a breast cancer survivor, if you really want to help I urge you to not donate to BCPF and instead donate to your local American Cancer Society chapter. As shocking as it mahy sound, 80% of donations received by BCPF goes directly to pay Legacy Telemarketing which is owned by BCPF's own director, James Paton. Less than 20 cents from each dollar donated goes towards providing life saving mammograms while Paton has personally profited to the tune of millions of dollars - money that should have instead paid for hundreds of thousands of mammograms.
Would you give money to a charity has no employees of its own and instead relies solely on a telemarketing to perform its services? Well that's what BCPF is. It's a rather clever scam when you think about it - create your own charity for a cause that everyone supports and then award a lucrative exclusive service contract to your own telemarketing company. All you have to do is make 2 million phone calls a year and conveniently not tell people that almost all of the money they donate goes to the telemarketing company making the call the charity's president who owns it.
I honestly don't understand how anyone can get past this fact and think that this is a legitimate charity that is worth of a 5 star rating. I do find it amusing that all the reviews here are either 1 star or 5 star and Dr Bob is right about Guidestar. However, I do find them less than credible when they can accuse others of being ignorant while they fail to mention the conflict of interest and how callers are being mislead and lied to about where their donation actually goes. The fact that none of these 5 star reviews dicuss or defend BCPF's dirty secrets would lead me to suspect that they they are not genuine and probably written by BCPF in the hopes of fooling potential donors who check this web site or Guidestar before giving.
Please don't be fooled and save your precious donation money for genuine charities like Susan G. Komen or American Cancer Society. You will have the peace of mine knowing your donation will save many lives rather than just make one richer.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have not other than receiving a phone solicitation call like millions of others have
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Close shop and give donation money directly to state health agencies to fund mammograms for the poor and uninsured
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization?
No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A little
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
How did you learn about this organization?
phone solicitation
1 person found this review helpful
October 5, 2011
1 person found this review helpful
This organziation called me and I spoke to the woman for quite a while asking questions. After the call I went on-line and did some research. I was astounded at the bad reviews on this site and almost decided to forget it, but I then went on a few other sites and the organization's web site. It appears to me that this group is doing a lot of very valuable work besides what is listed on this web site. I realized that most of these (negative) posts are written by some very ignorant people. I like what I have read, and the answers I got from some very intelligent people in the non-profit industry that I know personally. Then I realized that if I can post anything I want to on this site, then anyone else can do the same thing. Good idea Guidestar, bad execution! I suggest that if you are reading this, you should educate yourself beyond these biased posts on this web site. www.breastcancerpreventionfund.org outlines exactly what they do, and it is a lot more than what is posted here. Just my 2-cents worth.
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Have not
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Do a better job telling my story.
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