Robertson, Dobson Groups Suffer Donation Downturn.Two of America's largest Religious Right organizations are facing cutbacks due to a downfall in donations. In May James C. Dobson dob·son n. See hellgrammite. [Probably from the name Dobson.] Noun 1. dobson - large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait hellgrammiate of Focus on the Family announced that the Colorado-based ministry is $2 million in debt. Dobson was forced to issue an appeal for donations, telling his 2.4 million supporters that FOF FOF Fund of Funds (umbrella fund) FOF Focus on the Family (religious organization) FOF Frets On Fire (game) FOF Feast of Fools FOF Front Office Football is at a "crossroads that will determine where we go from here." In a follow-up interview with Religion News Service, Dobson added, "If what we're seeing now continues, we will do less of what we planned to do." The appeal marked the second time in seven months that Dobson had to use his monthly newsletter, normally a vehicle for social and political rants, for fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. . Last January he asserted that FOF was in debt to the tune of $2.5 million, which he later said donors had helped eliminate. TV preacher Pat Robertson Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22 1930)[1] is a televangelist from the United States.[2] He is the founder of numerous organizations and corporations, including the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), is also feeling the pinch. In March Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia. CBN was founded by evangelist Pat Robertson in 1961. announced that it would lay off 50 people, 5 percent of its workforce. Robertson said he wanted to trim $7 million in costs because of the economic slowdown. |
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