Hi All,
Charity Navigator - Your Guide to Intelligent Giving. The name says it all.
Basically the site helps users evaluate the charity(ies) that he/she is donating to. The site has Top 10 Lists, Hot Topics, Tips for Donors, an A-Z Directory of charities and a list of 4-Star Charities. Click on any of the links above to go to that part of the Charity Navigator site.
About a third of the way down on the sites' homepage there is a list of charities listed by categories like animals, arts/culture/humanities, community development, education, environment, health, human services, international, human/civil rights, religion and research/public policy. Its a very useful way to find a charity based on a topic that is personally important to you.
Once users find a particular charity of interest, a huge amount of free information is available. Financial and accountability information is graded and ranked by score and the number of stars respectively. Financial performance measurements (expenses, administrative expenses, fundraising efficiency and more) are available.
In addition, the site has yes/no ratings for the following questions related to the charity in question:
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website regarding:
Donor privacy policy, Are board members listed?, Are audited financials listed? and are key staff listed?
An income statement for the specific charity is included on Charity Navigator, In addition a charity breakdown is included in the form of a pie chart. Compensation of charity leader(s) and the mission statement of the charity is included as well.
So...if you are looking to donate time, money or resources to a charity it might behoove you to take a look at Charity Navigator. It might help you and your donation go even further than you ever thought possible.
Enjoy the site!
Regards,
Stu
