deathquaker (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} deathquaker) wrote, |
Updates and Responses
Let me know what you receive.
To you and others:
The responses others have received from CCF vary, but the general story seems to be that GenCon asked CCF to be its official charity (which meant CCF's name would be published on the program somewhere), CCF found out the monies raised would in part come from sales of D&D products, and they declined becoming the official charity because of wanting to be cautious about which organizations/lifestyles they wanted to "endorse." They claim it violated their endorsement policy, but I haven't seen a description of that policy.
It's important to note the clarification that CCF didn't actually refuse donations, they just didn't want to be listed publically as the organization GenCon was sponsoring for their charity fundraising. So it's important to note that someone didn't show up with $17,000 and they turned them away.
On the other hand, WHY they refused still seems to boil down to not wanting to be publicly associated with gamers.
Let me know what you receive.
To you and others:
The responses others have received from CCF vary, but the general story seems to be that GenCon asked CCF to be its official charity (which meant CCF's name would be published on the program somewhere), CCF found out the monies raised would in part come from sales of D&D products, and they declined becoming the official charity because of wanting to be cautious about which organizations/lifestyles they wanted to "endorse." They claim it violated their endorsement policy, but I haven't seen a description of that policy.
It's important to note the clarification that CCF didn't actually refuse donations, they just didn't want to be listed publically as the organization GenCon was sponsoring for their charity fundraising. So it's important to note that someone didn't show up with $17,000 and they turned them away.
On the other hand, WHY they refused still seems to boil down to not wanting to be publicly associated with gamers.
