Armenian-American silent majority donates only $1 million to the All-Armenia Fund “Telethon-2006”
The annual "Hayastan" All-Armenian Fund telethon, which is the most successful government controlled collectors of Diaspora monies reported that they successfully collected $13.7 million.
Running the numbers, we discover that $9.8 million were given by 7 donors (who gave $500k or more), $270,000 were given by 4 donors of $50k or greater, $1.4 million were given by Germany, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland, and $1,200,000 was squeezed out of the natives of Armenia and Artsakh, totaling $12,670,000. This means a little more than $1 million was giving by the Diaspora of America, which makes up about 1 million of the better off financially Armenians of the world (less than 1% participated).
The above "success" is an indicator of the confidence the Armenian-American Diaspora has in the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund and its Board of Trustees. I would guess this has to do with the large Armenians from Armenia who have seen first hand how those in power use collected Disapora money.
Running the numbers, we discover that $9.8 million were given by 7 donors (who gave $500k or more), $270,000 were given by 4 donors of $50k or greater, $1.4 million were given by Germany, Belgium, Holland and Switzerland, and $1,200,000 was squeezed out of the natives of Armenia and Artsakh, totaling $12,670,000. This means a little more than $1 million was giving by the Diaspora of America, which makes up about 1 million of the better off financially Armenians of the world (less than 1% participated).
The above "success" is an indicator of the confidence the Armenian-American Diaspora has in the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund and its Board of Trustees. I would guess this has to do with the large Armenians from Armenia who have seen first hand how those in power use collected Disapora money.
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