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Ken Berger, Charity Navigator’s President & CEO, spoke about the importance of responsibility and transparency in the nonprofit sector at the first meeting of the Westchester chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
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The Brave New NP Accountability World
Presentation atAFP Westchester
Ken Berger, President & CEO
June 16, 2010
The Explosive Growth of Nonprofits in the US
$1.9 Trillion in Public Charity Revenues
~1.9 million Nonprofits
61% (1.2 million) are Public Charities (PCs)
**6% of PCs get 96% of Revenues = $1.86 million
*.2% of PCs get 59% of Revenues = $1.5 Trillion
* ~3,000 charities with annual revenues over $100 million
**~100,000 charities with annual revenues over $1 million
Accountability & Transparency
QUALITIES OF A HIGH IMPACT ORGANIZATION
Accountability & Transparency
Financial Health
• Positive, sustainable change• Independently evaluatedHIGHER RISK
INVESTMENTLOWER RISK INVESTMENT
Financial Health
Accountability/Transparency
Effectiveness/Results
More Comprehensive Rating System
Introducing CN 2.0
Accountability & Transparency: IRS 990 Reporting Form Info.
Accountability & Transparency: Web Site Information
More on WebDoes the charity web site have readily
accessible information about the following:
• Its goals and objectives?• Its strategies for achieving them?• Its capacity for achieving them?• How it measures progress in achieving them?• What its measurements indicate about progress to date?
(The Nonprofit Marketplace Hewlett Foundation, 2008)
*Includes Charity Navigator- evaluates nonprofits and provides meaningful information.** Includes individuals, foundations, corporations and government funders.
The Battle for the Soul of the Nonprofit Sector
More InformationArticles: in Philadelphia Journal of Social Innovation
1. “The End of Charity” by David Hunter 2. “The Battle for the Soul of the NP Sector” by Berger, Penna and
Goldberg
Book: Billions of Drops in Millions of Buckets: Why Philanthropy Doesn’t Advance Social Progress by Steve Goldberg
Web Sites1. www. alleffective.org2. Google: Nonprofit Effectiveness, Independent Sector3. www. WhatWorks.org
Video: www.savingphilanthropy.org
Your Questions and Our Web Addresses
Website- www.charitynavigator.org
Blogs- www.kenscommentary.org
blog.charitynavigator.org
Twitter- kenscommentary
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