charities
Posted by: Mick
13th Jun 2011 11:56am
Most Charities are funded mainly by the Government, but love to take all the credit, let all charities give credit where that happens
Anonymous
- 15th Mar 2012 02:23am
yes seesaw, a lot (if not all) orgs cream off some of the donated $ for administration. And where they say that they do not, sometimes it is because they have alternative untied money that they are able to use for administration. I understand that it does cost money to run an organization, even if it is just to buy photocopy paper...but I DO object strongly to 'top heavy' organizations who seem to exist just to pay their administrative staff!
- and there is a HUGE variance in the percentage that is utilised as administration - but any organisation should be able to tell you what proportion is used in admin. (and, as I said if they say that NO money is siphoned off, then it also pays to ask how their admin costs are paid.) It is up to you as a donor to decide how much you think is acceptable.
You should be able to ask for and receive an audited financial report,- and any organisation that is not transparent about that sort of thing does not get my money.
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