Comments on: I Gave $10 to David Armano to Help Daniela and Now I Regret It

By: I Gave $10 to David Armano to Help Daniela and Now I Regret It « Rally the Cause

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:20:00 +0000

[...] I Gave $10 to David Armano to Help Daniela and Now I Regret It 2009 July 5 by Scott Henderson This post was originally posted on http://blog.mediasauce.com on 1/11/2009. Comments can be viewed here. [...]

By: Helping Our Neighbors: Further Thoughts on the Armano Family’s Act of Charity « Rally the Cause

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:18:24 +0000

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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:58:14 +0000

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By: Mary McKnight

Mary McKnight — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:50:40 +0000

Well said. As a survivor of domestic abuse and one who works with battered women now through Help Now of Osceola County, I was horrified by David’s work with Daniella and her family. No real professional in the field would ever recommend that you give a battered woman money directly – give it to a shelter and provide her with resources or start a college fund for her children and say it is only available after she goes through a victim’s awareness program and is in a safe house.

This was simply one of the most disturbing uses of power and online notoriety I have ever seen. I know I got into it with David over on Marketing Profs but it’s my advice that unless you have been trained to work with victims and their families you have no business doing it. Work with the organizations that do instead or else you are likely just giving money to the abuser. Social capital must be used responsibly and David made a huge error in judgment here. He is a great marketer, but failed miserably in my opinion at humanitarian work in this instance. Thank you for this post – it heartens me that you regret your decision.

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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:53:10 +0000

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Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:12:22 +0000

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By: Scott Henderson

Scott Henderson — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:11:59 +0000

@ Vincent

My choice of words reflected my thoughts and feelings at the time. You are free to judge as you have, but that doesn’t invalidate them.

If you want to see how my thoughts and feelings have evolved since then, check these subsequent posts:

http://blog.mediasauce.com/2009/01/13/helping-our-neighbors-further-thoughts-on-the-armano-familys-act-of-charity/

http://blog.mediasauce.com/2009/01/18/the-other-side-of-charity-after-the-money-is-raised-who-does-the-heavy-lifting/

By: Vincent

Vincent — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:04:44 +0000

Scott,
Although you make some valid points for discussion and research, I just find it unfortunate that you chose the phrase “Now I Regret it”

And as you say this post took you “4 days to write after much discussion, deliberation, and contemplation”, we can only conclude that you really meant it, which all things considered is very sad.

By: Scott Henderson

Scott Henderson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:03:43 +0000

David – solid point. At the moment Daniela needed help, she got it.

And to answer the “own agenda vs do what seems right” comment: I don’t see them as inclusive concepts, not exclusive.

Everyone does what seems is right and fits their own agenda. Like or not, that’s the human creature.