How Much Donor Money is Wasted in Your State?

Of the charities highlighted by Charity Navigator as being inefficient fundraisers, many employ for-profit fundraising firms that keep the majority of the money they raise. Find out if your state's attorneys general monitor these practices and check out the appallingly low percentage of donations that actually reach the intended charities. Read full report here: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=400

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[chequamegonguy]

Giving money to ANY charity is a waste of money. Most charities are dishonest and squander their money, or at least whatever is left after the charity employees receive their huge paychecks.

[duiker22]

I wish Charity Nav would do a better job at expressing more of the nuances. Your rating system's "capacity" flaws hurt charities working on short term capital campaign and those that donate assests back to the public trust. And now this video doesn't make any effort to make clear that the majority of charities never use for-profit fundraisers. Why not teach people how to ask about the fundraisers? That would make a big difference to on-the-spot interaction between a charity and donor.