Archive for the "Charity Ratings" Category

  • Doggin’ the Watchdogs

    Charity watchdog groups are the bane of the nonprofit fundraiser’s existence. OK, maybe I should be more specific. They are the bane of MY existence. I welcome due diligence in giving and I value rigor in the careful management of donor funds. The problem is that watchdogs like Charity Navigator give credence to many of the wrong things all in the name of promoting “efficiency.”
    For instance, pull up Charity Navigator and you’ll see a… Read the rest

  • Looking Beyond the 4 Stars

    I was over the moon to see the study last week that found that while donors value charity ratings and research like Guidestar and Charity Navigator, few actually include it in their decisions for giving. Check out an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy at http://philanthropy.com. The report was conducted by a consulting firm that surveyed 4,000 donors with incomes of $80,000 or more.
    Eight-five-percent of the group surveyed said that a charity’s… Read the rest