Breast Cancer Prevention Fund
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January 29, 2013
Persistent call at bad hours, even after being told to stop calling
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Unsure
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No
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No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2013
October 1, 2012
I am a general member of the public but also a breast cancer survivor. I thought the Breast Cancer Prevention Fund had gotten my number from the hospital. I gave last year but never again.
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No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A little
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
September 28, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
I was called one afternoon....I had never heard the name of this charity......I recieved the envelope and everything was hand written on the envelope...( I donate alot to various causes and it just didn't look right) I then researched the place on line and saw all the negative statements and the way it was handled on the phone was exactly the same as people described it.......I'll donate to Planned Parenthood where I know all the money will go to people who need it.....thank you for your help.....I almost got caught on this one!
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No
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No
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No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
September 4, 2012
What a scam! We received a call today and then looked online. The BCPF are thieves, taking from the poor and giving to the rich (the owner of BCPF).
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No
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No
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No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
August 30, 2012
Well I am so glad I searched this out. Good looking stationary and all seems legit but thanks to the other posts I find it is not. Noticed the postmark did not match address...but I almost never do phone solicitations...so I will go back to that policy. Thanks to the previous posts and those who exposed this in the news.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Have them stop being ....scam artists
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Was your donation impactful?
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
What would you tell others about this organization?
I will tell my friends about this site and how I was almost scammed
4 people found this review helpful
July 27, 2012
4 people found this review helpful
It appears this fraudulent charity continues to do business. The BCPF called me in July, 2012 and sent a request for donation. The return address for the donation goes to:
Breast Cancer Prevention Fund
211 South Street #515
Philadelphia PA, 19147.
Looking that address up, it appears to be a UPS store that provides mailbox services in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
http://www.theupsstorelocal.com/3633/
But this is a Washington state based agency, which made me wonder, so I did more digging.
The news station KOMO did an expose on this charity, which can be found here: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/133675028.html
While the charity does contribute a portion of its' funds to providing breast exams, it seems a larger portion contributes to the affluent lifestyle of found James Paton, who coincidentally owns the telemarketing firm the charity pays to telemarket, and whose fees vastly exceed the amount provided to cover mammograms.
Reading the story above on KOMO's website, it seems obvious why they have not filed a 990 with Charity Navigator.
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No
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A little
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
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
4 people found this review helpful
March 15, 2012
4 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
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No
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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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Was your donation impactful?
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
1 person found this review helpful
March 2, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
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
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