Thursday, October 22, 2015

Say Yes to Education and Say Yes Guilford Inquiry

from: George Hartzman
to: Say Yes Guilford <sayyesguilford@gmail.com>
date: Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 12:36 PM
subject: Re: Inquiry

Please provide your conflict of interest policy and ethics code.
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Say Yes to Education Red Flag; Mary Vigue; She is about to be in charge of more than $25 million for a 'non-profit' after shafting City of Greensboro employees out of investment fee cuts

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/10/say-yes-to-education-red-flag-mary.html

David Colin; Just Say Yes raises lots of questions

http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2015/10/david-colin-just-say-yes-raises-lots-of.html
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From: George Hartzman 
to: Marty Lawing 
Thomas.Carruthers
TonyWilkins.com" 
Rick Lusk greensboro-nc.gov
date: Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:44 AM

subject: Fwd: Expect any fees taken from students by your organization to receive the highest level of scrutiny

look at the salaries

and the payments to other organizations with more salaries.

investment fees

"CENTRAL AMERICA  AND THE CARIBBEAN INVESTMENTS N/A 28,944,837"


this one dissolved;

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from: George Hartzman 
to: sayyesguilford@gmail.com
bcc: Jeff Gauger
Joe Killian
Jeffrey Sykes
Marc Ridgill 
Zack Matheny 
Marty Lawing 
ecarolinapeacemaker.com,
Eric Ginsburg 
Dev Kng 
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"C. A. Womack" 
"ajohnson@news-re 
Charlie Collicutt 
"nhoffmann@
Yvonne Johnson <yvonnejohn
Kurt Collins
Bill Knight 
Nancy Vaughan 
"Davis, Larry" 
David Mildenberg 
Billy Jones 
Jamal Fox 
"Doyle, Steven" 

date: Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:10 AM
subject: Inquiry

Where will the money be invested, and at what cost?

What will the salaries be of Say Yes Guilford employees?

What percentage of the total amount will be directly given to students each year?

What are your expected yearly fundraising costs?

What will the money be invested in?

Is Say Yes Guilford to be considered a fiduciary?

Will the investment manager be considered a fiduciary?
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from: George Hartzman 
to: info@sayyestoeducation.org,
ssmash@sayyestoeducation.org,
buffalo@sayyestoeducation.org,
info@sayyessyracuse.org,
Jim Westmoreland 
date: Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 9:43 AM
subject: Expect any fees taken from students by your organization to receive the highest level of scrutiny

Say Yes to Education Red Flag; Mary Vigue; She is about to be in charge of more than $25 million for a 'non-profit' after shafting City of Greensboro employees out of investment fee cuts

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from: George Hartzman 
to: Sonia Drohojowska <info@sayyestoeducation.org>,
ssmash@sayyestoeducation.org,
buffalo@sayyestoeducation.org,
info@sayyessyracuse.org,
Jim Westmoreland 
Billy Jones 
David Colin 
Jeff Gauger 
Jeffrey Sykes 
Marty Lawing 
date: Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 9:26 PM

Please provide your 2013 and 2014 IRS form 990s.

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from: George Hartzman 
to: Richard Moore 
cc: Abbey Johnson 
bcc: David Mildenberg 
Thomas.Carruthers
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Jeffrey Sykes 
Mike Barber
Nancy.Hoffmann
"nhoffmann@
Nancy Vaughan
"C. A. Womack" 
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"Doyle, Steven" 
Yvonne Johnson <yvonnejohnson
Zack Matheny 
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"Biffle, Teresa 
date: Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 4:54 PM
subject: Re: Questions about Say Yes

An honor sir, 

Why is there more than $25 million in the Weiss Investment Strategy?

Why only one investment manager?

Why is almost $29 million located in "Central America and the Caribbean"?

Where are the details of the individual scholarships?

How did investment income come to more than $10 million in 2012 and $7 million in 2011?

How are the 2012 returns possible on a little more than $28 million?

Where are the 2013 and 2014 990s?

Why so much compensation?

Why so much "Organizational Strategic Review?

At first glance, it looks like a Ponzi scheme.

Why would you hire someone who just finished keeping investment fees high for City of Greensboro employees?

http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2013/223/139/2013-223139858-0a6d8af5-9.pdf