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The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is struggling to regain the trust of its donors and veterans in the aftermath of a CBS News report criticizing the organization\u2019s spending policies. The veterans charity group fired its CEO Steven Nardizzi and COO Al Giordano in early March.<\/p>\n

The action was taken in response to a CBS News investigation in January in which the group\u2019s former employees described wasteful and extravagant spending on parties, meetings and conferences. Board chairman Anthony Odierno is temporarily overseeing WWP while it searches for a permanent CEO. The charity said new leadership would \u201chelp restore trust in the organization among all of the constituencies WWP serves.\u201d<\/p>\n

WWP collected $312.4 million in donations in 2014. However, CBS News claimed only around 60 percent of donations were directed toward veterans. Using public records, the network found the charity spent $26 million on conferences that year. WWP disputed some of the report\u2019s allegations in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is struggling to regain the trust of its donors and veterans in the aftermath of a CBS News report criticizing the organization\u2019s spending policies. The veterans charity group fired its CEO Steven Nardizzi and COO…<\/span><\/p>\n

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