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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: flowers on December 17, 2013, 06:56:08 pm

Title: Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law under fire for 'overpaying herself' from women's empowerment charity
Post by: flowers on December 17, 2013, 06:56:08 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2525279/Chelsea-Clintons-mother-law-overpaying-womens-empowerment-charity.html#ixzz2nkrhG4rO

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Marjorie Margolies is the mother of Marc Mezvinsky, who is married to Chelsea Clinton
Ms Margolies is the founder of a charity called Women's Campaign International which helps empower women in Malawi, Liberia and Sri Lanka
Over the past five years, she has given herself a six-figure salary which is higher than the average pay for heads of non-profits
In 2013, however, she has not taken any salary as she is now running for the Congressional seat she once held

Title: Re: Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law under fire for 'overpaying herself' from women's empowerment charity
Post by: Oceander on December 17, 2013, 07:13:48 pm

One wonders what (small) percentage of donations went to the actual mission of this non-profit.

Title: Re: Chelsea Clinton's mother-in-law under fire for 'overpaying herself' from women's empowerment charity
Post by: rangerrebew on December 17, 2013, 07:54:12 pm

What is the problem?  She felt empowered enough to take extra money.  Besides, what possible difference does it make now? :silly: