Does the Madeleine Fund have a moral obligation to transparency?

[mercury]

Was the payment if any for appearing on Oprah Show paid into the MFNSLUL fund?

Oprah Winfrey stated she has never paid guests and i tend to beleve her, honest kind of woman

[Eleanor]

Oprah doesn't pay guests.

[mercury]

Well; put it this way, you won't find out by looking at the accounts and if you ask they won't tell you. I can remember a lot of criticism of Live aid in the 80's and I wrote off and got their accounts. Impressive! Every single penny raised was used for the stated aims.

No, quite, the accounts are as secretive as Smithman efits were until Scotland Yard had to get a court order to access the PIs files!! Unbelievable!

[G-Unit]

We will never know exactly what went into Mr Amaral's friends' private bank account ... we will never know what went out ... nor will we ever know exactly where it went.

If sceptics cannot see the inherent hypocrisy of their constant carping about the Madeleine Fund which is subject to Company Law while condoning the Amaral Fund housed in a private bank account ... there isn't really a lot to be said about the exhibition of double standards.

I admire your ability to bring Amaral into every thread whatever the subject, although it gets a bit boring at times. Perhaps we should have a thread asking if Amaral's friends have a moral obligation to be transparent?

Meanwhile, we are discussing the moral obligation or otherwise of the Madeleine Fund. Company Law has nothing to say about transparency, so it's not relevant. Complying with company Law doesn't mean the Fund is displaying transparency as promised. The Fund needs to exceed those requirements if it wishes to demonstrate transparency.

[pegasus]

I admire your ability to bring Amaral into every thread whatever the subject, although it gets a bit boring at times. Perhaps we should have a thread asking if Amaral's friends have a moral obligation to be transparent?

Meanwhile, we are discussing the moral obligation or otherwise of the Madeleine Fund. Company Law has nothing to say about transparency, so it's not relevant. Complying with company Law doesn't mean the Fund is displaying transparency as promised. The Fund needs to exceed those requirements if it wishes to demonstrate transparency.

The MFNSLUL fund states that it will follow the Good Governance Code, and that does require transparency.

[mercury]

The MFNSLUL fund states that it will follow the Good Governance Code, and that does require transparency.

sorry to be a bore but what does MFNSLUL stand for

[G-Unit]

Oprah doesn't pay guests.

Was thsi story ever denied?

£1million deal to tell all to Oprah Winfrey

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-510483/Kate-Gerry-McCann-1million-deal-tell-Oprah-Winfrey.html#ixzz3gwby2A18
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[Eleanor]

I think we can take that with a bucket of salt.

When was the film made?  Did I miss that?

[Alfred R Jones]

I have had a very quick look and I'm impressed, actually. Their blurb is very clear. It tells you how to complain or ask a question, the deadline for a reply, who to approach if you're not happy with the answer and the deadline for their reply.

Their accounts contain a lot more detail than the Madeleine Fund accounts. They show what funds came from where and what costs are associated with what activities. They are much clearer (at a quick glance) than the accounts of Missing People, for example.

Yes, a very slick and expensive presentation.  I wonder how much it cost to put together, how much it costs to man the head office and personnel who answer your calls,  and yet for all that no idea have much they spent on purchasing wristbands or how much their website costs to run per year, just two of the burning questions I believe have been raised vis-a-vis the Madeleine Fund.  Transparency? 

[mercury]

I think we can take that with a bucket of salt.

When was the film made?  Did I miss that?

wondering why anyone brought it up in the  first place

http://www.mccannfiles.com/id62.html

[mercury]

Yes, a very slick and expensive presentation.  I wonder how much it cost to put together, how much it costs to man the head office and personnel who answer your calls,  and yet for all that no idea have much they spent on purchasing wristbands or how much their website costs to run per year, just two of the burning questions I believe have been raised vis-a-vis the Madeleine Fund.  Transparency?

how much CAN it cost to purchase  plastic wristbands and those costs were detailed Outwith the costs for the website, which is still, a ridiculous amount! 36k my arris

[Alfred R Jones]

I admire your ability to bring Amaral into every thread whatever the subject, although it gets a bit boring at times. Perhaps we should have a thread asking if Amaral's friends have a moral obligation to be transparent?

Meanwhile, we are discussing the moral obligation or otherwise of the Madeleine Fund. Company Law has nothing to say about transparency, so it's not relevant. Complying with company Law doesn't mean the Fund is displaying transparency as promised. The Fund needs to exceed those requirements if it wishes to demonstrate transparency.

Kindly define what level of transparency you believe was promised to you by the MF and perhaps give us an example of a company or charity that both promises and delivers that level of transparency, it would be useful to compare for the purposes of this discussion.

[G-Unit]

I think we can take that with a bucket of salt.

When was the film made?  Did I miss that?

I.m surprised it was never denied categorically, aren't you? The McCanns do so like newspaper reports to be corrected if inaccurate.

They (wisely, surprisingly imo) decided not to continue with the film I believe.

[pegasus]

wondering why anyone brought it up in the  first place

http://www.mccannfiles.com/id62.html

Wasn't that around the same time as the Winfrey/Walters interview negotiations?
http://news.sky.com/story/568632/madeleine-mccann-oprah-bidding-war-is-played-down

[Brietta]

Wasn't that around the same time as the Winfrey/Walters interview negotiations?
http://news.sky.com/story/568632/madeleine-mccann-oprah-bidding-war-is-played-down

How could there be a "bidding war" when Oprah does not pay interviewees?


**snip
A spokeswoman for Harpo Productions, which produces the Oprah Winfrey show in the US, said: "While we've been in contact with the McCann family representatives, we are in no way involved in a bidding war.

"The Oprah Winfrey Show does not pay for news interviews."

http://news.sky.com/story/568632/madeleine-mccann-oprah-bidding-war-is-played-down