It’s estimated that over 60 million people volunteer officially through an organization at least once a year in the United States. What part do you play in this movement of service? Rooted in the heart of the nonprofit ecosystem, volunteerism connects many needed services to our communities. On days like Martin Luther King, Jr. Day… Read more
Rich Cowles, Executive Director of Charities Review Council, shares his insight about the charitable aftermath of September 11, 2001, and how mistakes, lessons learned, and increased transparency changed the sector forever. My first indication that Sept. 11, 2001, was not an ordinary day was when a local TV station canceled an interview on how to… Read more
I admit it. I am a planner. I plan everything from what I am going to focus on at work each day to what my family will have for dinner each week. A plan helps me focus. So naturally, I also like to create a plan and budget for my charitable giving. By budgeting and… Read more
The joint news release last month by Charity Navigator, Guidestar and others discouraging donors from using financial ratios to evaluate charities was welcome news. As an organization that has long tried to move donors away from preoccupation with the Program Expense ratio, Charities Review Council applauds the release. We also fully agree with the assertion… Read more
For the last 12 years, the current Accountability Standards® of Charities Review Council have helped strengthen the nonprofit sector to mobilize informed donors. But a lot has changed economically, demographically, legally, and socially during this period of time and the time had come to update and revise the standards to reflect this. Over the past… Read more
