Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:20:59 -0500
From: David P. Dillard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Net-Gold] CHARITIES: RATINGS: From Forbes Magazine /
Charity Navagator / MORE
I continue to be deeply appreciative to those who share such high quality
posts with the members of Net-Gold and the Google searchers who find these
posts. I want to particularly commend the importance and timeliness of
the post below as a super important post to make at this time. Extreme
crisis brings out the best in some people, but at the same time can also
bring out the worst in other people. The tremendous efforts to help those
who are suffering in the various nations impacted by the earthquake and
resulting floods from huge ocean waves are at the pinacle of human effort.
At the same time, amongst the invaluable fund raising efforts to provide
money and needed resources to the victims of the flood, some of which have
been cited in a number of Net-Gold posts, there will also be scams and
frauds designed to enrich the perpetrators rather than provide even one
cent of help to the victims. My heartfelt thanks to Linda Bee for having
the sharp insight to post this reminder at this time regarding the dark
side of fund raising.
Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
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On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, David P. Dillard wrote:
> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 05:53:40 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Net-Gold] CHARITIES: RATINGS: From Forbes Magazine / Charity
> Navagator / MORE
> Charities - Rated for Efficiency by Forbes Magazine
> <http://www.forbes.com/lists/2004/11/23/04charityland.html>
> Charity Navagator - Charity Evaluator (North America)
> <http://www.charitynavigator.org/>
> American Institute of Philanthropy - Charity Watchdog
> <http://www.charitywatch.org/>
>
> <http://charityguide.org/charity/charityratings.htm>
> Top Rated Charities
> Not a rating system per se but you can check on each charities assets,
> liabilites, etc. You have to register but it's free. Some specialized
> reports
> are fee-based.
> GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
> <http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp>
> (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
> The Chronicle: 11/28/2002: Charity Under Scrutiny
> <http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v15/i04/04002201.htm>
> November 28, 2002 Issue
> Charity Under Scrutiny
> More and more organizations are evaluating nonprofit groups
> By Ian Wilhelm
> Tim D. Johnson, who works at the Federal Reserve Bank of New
> York, contributes about $2,500 to charity each year. In the past,
> he casually gave to causes he heard about from friends and family,
> but now reports of charity scandals have prompted him to do
> research before he makes a gift. He has started using the Web
> site of one of the newest charity watchdog services, Charity
> Navigator, to look up financial details and see how the organizations
> he's interested in are rated.
> Mr. Johnson says the information Charity Navigator provided on
> the American Heart Association, for example, prompted him to
> select that organization over other heart-disease research groups
> for a $500 gift.
> "There's no perfect way to pick a charity," says Mr. Johnson, "but
> it helped me sleep a little better at night."
> In the past few years, the number of charity watchdog groups has
> proliferated, each with its own approach and mission, giving donors
> like Mr. Johnson several options for help.
> As donors prepare to make their year-end gifts, they have a wide
> range of options when they conduct research. In addition to
> Charity Navigator, an Internet-based evaluation service called
> Ministry Watch, which rates some 500 Christian organizations,
> was created in 2000. Those groups join the ranks of the venerable
> Council of Better Business Bureaus' Wise Giving Alliance and
> the outspoken and often controversial American Institute of
> Philanthropy as the four leading charity evaluators.
> In addition to those free services, several efforts have emerged
> to provide customized research for donors willing to pay for it.
> For donors who pay a $1,000 fee, the Philanthropy Group, a
> Chicago company started last year, conducts site visits and
> prepares in-depth reports similar to ones stock investors use.
> Guidestar, the nonprofit group that posts basic financial information
> on charities for free on its Web site, is also considering expanding
> its fee-based service to provide more in-depth comparisons of
> charities based on their missions, geography, size, and history.
> <snip>
> Balance of article at above URL.
> Giving 101:
> Being an Educated Donor - CommunityRoom.net
> <http://www.communityroom.net/giving101.asp>
> 'Tis Better to Give...To A Legitimate Charity - USA Today
> <http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/
> columnist/block/2001-09-25-block.htm>
> Give.org - Better Business Bureau
> <http://www.give.org/>
> The U. S. Postal Service used to give out a booklet to each
> employee during the annual United Way Campaign. It listed
> all the charities an employee could give to via payroll deduction.
> It also listed the percentage of funds that actually went to the
> charity for the purpose advertised and what was used for
> 'administrative expenses'.
> The very worst offenders for what I am going to politely call inefficiency
> were the Girl Scouts of America. At the time I saw the booklets,
> they used 90% of funds collected for administrative and overhead
> expenses. Only 10% actually made it to the Girl Scouts themselves
> at the regional and local level for projects and camps. That was
> some time ago; hopefully it has changed for the better.
> Linda Bee
> Temple Terrace, FL
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Candyman/
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Genie-Angels/
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RecipesBetweenFriends
> Everyone has ancestors and it is only a question of going
> back far enough to find a good one.
> -- Howard Kenneth Nixon
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