>>> LINDSAY COMBED THROUGH
ALMOST 79 PAGES AND JOINS US
WITH NEW REACTION FROM THE
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT BOARD
AND CHARITY WATCH DOG CHARITY
AND A HALF GATOR. LINDSAY.
>>Reporter: THEY WERE BOTH
BLAMED IN THIS REPORT AS WERE
MAINLY NEWS ORGANIZATIONS CBS
NEWS AND "NEW YORK TIMES"T.PLUS
THE FORMER CHARITY STAFF THAT
SPOKE OUT AS WELL AS FORMER
EXECUTIVES THE LIST OF BLAME
GOES ON AND ON.
AS FOR THE FORMER LEADERSHI
THAT WAS FIRED, STEVE AND AL
THEY ESCAPE ALOST ALL FINGER
PINPOINTING.IN FACT THE AUTHOR
SAID THIS WAS NOT A SENIOR
STAFF PROBLEM.
THIS WAS AND STILL IS A BOARD
PROBLEM.
WOUNDED WAR YEAR PROJECT WAS
SICHBL AFFLICTED BY ITS OWN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO THIS NEW
REPORT FROM A SELF DESCRIBED
PHILANTHROPY ADVISOR AND
INFORMATION COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR DOUG WHITE.
HE BLAMES THE BOARD FOR NOT
ALLOWING FORMER CEO STEVEN TO
RESPOND TO IMAGES LIKE THIS OF
RAPPEL DOWN THE SIDE OF RESORT
AT EMPLOYEE CONFERENCE.
WHILE WHITE FOUND HE ACTED
BRASHLY HE FOUND THE FIRIN
MADE THE CRISIS WORSE CITING
THE FINANCES WERE SOUND AND WW
P IMPACT WAS STRONG.
INSTEAD WHITE BELIEVES THE
CHARITY WAS THE VICTIM OF A
WELL THOUGHT DELIBERATELY
PLANNED ATTACK BY FORMER
EMPLOYEES.
WHITE HAMMERED CBS NEWS AND
"NEW YORK TIMES"FOR THEIR
REPORTING CALLING IT INCORRECT
AND UNNECESSARILY DAMAGING
JOURNALISM.
AND IN THE END LAMENTED THE
BOARD ACTED INADEQUATELY AND
SHOULD REPLACE ITSELF.
TODAY THE BOARD TOLD ME THE
FACTS ARE THE BOARD ACTED
SWIFTLY TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH
REVIEW AND PROMPTLY PUBLICLY
SIZE THE KEY FINDINGS.
BOARD ALSO QUICKLY IMPLEMENTED
MULTIPLE CRITICAL CHANES AT WW
P OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS
WHILE EXERCISING GREATER
CONTROL OVER COST.
I ASKED NEW CEO ABOUT THE FALL
OUT FROM THE SCANNED TODAY
EARLY THIS MONTH.
BE HONEST DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE
SCRUTINY OF WOUNDED WARRIOR
PROJECT WAS FAIR?
>> YOU KNOW I'M NOT FOCUSED ON.
THAT I'M FOCUSED ON THE FEW. I
WASN'T HERE AT THE TIME.
>>Reporter: HE SAYS HE SEES
THE VALUE IN GROUPS LIKE
CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND WHITE IN
THE REPORT BLAMED HIM SAYING
WATCH DOG DO MORE HARM THAN
GOOD.
BUT IS IT IMPORTANT FOR TO YOU
COME OFF CHARITY NAVIGATOR
WATCH LIST.
>> WE ARE WORKING HARD TO GET
THE HIGHEST RATINGS WE CAN WITH
ALL THE CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ASSESS US.
I KNOW THAT IS HOW A LOT OF
FOLK JUDGE WHICH ORGANIZATIONS
THEY GIVE TOYSHTION WE ALSO
CHARITY NAVIGATOR ABOUT THE
REPORT BY PHONE TODAY.
>> THIS WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT
REMAIN ON THE RADAR.
>> YES.
CHARITY ARE HELD TO A HIGHER
STANDARD.
I THINK YOU KNOW MANY DONOR
WERE SURPRISEED TO SEE HOW MUCH
MONEY THE CHARITY WAS SPENDING
ON ADVERTISE
ON ADVERTISING AND MARKETING.
IT REALL IS OUT OF LINE WITH
HOW OTHER NON-PROFIT OPERATE
AND THAT PROMPTED REASONABLE
QUESTION FROM HIS THE PUBLIC
AND FROM JOURNALIST AND FOR
OTHERS TO PROBE DEEPER INTO THE
ORGANIZATION AND I THINK THAT
IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PUBLIC
AND FOR REPORTER TO BE ASKING
THESE QUESTIONS AND I THINK
GREAT CHARITIES ARE HAPPY TO
HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
>>Reporter: DOUG WHITE BLAMED
SOME OF THE FORMER EMPLOYEE
REFERENCE IN THE NATIONAL
REPORT.
SOME WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN OUR
STORY.
WE STANDBY THE REPORTING AND WE
WERE NOT CITE ENTERED THIS
INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
SINCE OUR INVESTIGATION BEGAN 8
MONTHS AGO, NEARLY 100 EMPLOYEE
AND EXECUTIVES ALL NOW GONE.
9 REGIONAL OFFICES HAVE CLOSED
AND POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS 100 TO
200 MILLION DOLLARS DONATION
LOST.
NEW LEADERSHIP IS IN PLACE.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE SENATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
ARE THEY STILL INVESTIGATING.
>>Reporter: YES.
I REACHED OUT TO SENATOR
GRASSLEY OFFICE TODAY AND THE
STAFF SAID NOT ONLY STILL
INVESTIGATING THEY HAVE ALSO
SEEN THE NEW REPORT AND THEY
TOLD ME QUOTE THERE IS A LOT TO
CONSIDER OVER ALL IN WHAT WENT