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November 18, 2008 07:05 AM UTC

People first, uh...

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  • by: DavidThi808

from the GOP press office Gazette

Because of a weak economy and cash-strapped donors, Focus on the Family said it is eliminating 202 jobs, the deepest cuts in the 32-year history of the Colorado Springs-based Christian nonprofit. The ministry laid off 149 workers, and cut another 53 vacant positions.



Although Focus grabs most of its headlines on political topics, it spends only 6 percent of its budget in that arena, such as the roughly $500,000 the organization spent to support the Proposition 8 gay marriage ban in California.

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10 thoughts on “People first, uh…

    1. … in fairness, it looks like he runs a financially ethical organization:

      Dr. and Mrs. Dobson have accepted no salary for their work throughout the past 30 years. Furthermore, they pay a portion of the radio airtime expenses to compensate for the publicity that increases their book sales in stores. When their books are offered to our listeners, they waive all royalties to allow Focus to obtain the lowest possible price from the publisher. When they use secretarial or staff assistance for personal reasons, they compensate the ministry for that support.

      http://www2.focusonthefamily.c

      That same page also notes that he hasn’t named a university after himself. (SMACK, Oral!)

        1. by the talk of “book sales” in that paragraph.  They pay a portion of radio airtime in compensation for the increased publicity for their book sales… implying that the book sales are their personal income, rather than the income of Focus.  And by all indications, it’s not an inconsiderable income.

  1. Interesting article on the “Doctor” from 5280 Magazine a while back, when FotF was much more relevant…

    Dobson lives well but not lavishly, and makes most of his money from royalties on internet and bookstore sales of his many books (he waives the royalties on sales directly from FotF).

    http://www.5280.com/issues/200

  2. which allegedly account for 95% of its budget (although I suspect that some ofthose donations have something of the character of advertising, in much that way that public radio sponsorships do).

    One wonders, is this specific to Focus, or is it hitting the entire televangelism industry?

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