Our president and CEO Jeanne Rizzo is quoted in this Chronicle of Philanthropy article about how the Susan G. Komen for the Cure controversy is affecting other breast cancer organizations.
Charities that fight cancer are starting to receive phone calls and checks from donors who are bailing on the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation after the controversy over its support for Planned Parenthood.
But even as some breast-cancer charity officials say they are hearing from fed-up Komen donors, they also express concern that the Komen debacle could squelch giving to their cause altogether.
“People who have supported breast cancer will be looking around, and quite possibly they’ll be making different choices about what to support,” said Jeanne Rizzo, president of the Breast Cancer Fund.
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