The desire of donors to ensure their dollars are spent wisely has led organizations to become increasingly transparent about their budgets and facilitated the rise in popularity of sites designed to offer clear data about many charities, such as Charity Navigator. Despite the ever increasing access to good information, some charities persist in practices that result in a very small percentage of their income being used to do actual charitable work. CNN partnered with Read More …
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De-bunking Fundraising Myths (#0490)
Earlier this year, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) Congregational Stewardship Services blog featured a 12-part series designed to de-bunk myths about giving. Each post explored a single myth. While the whole series is worth reading, I focus today on three: Myth #5 Myth: Because many people are suffering from information overload, they do not want to know how the congregation is using their contributions. Truth: Many Read More …