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Originally Posted by same
This is what the American Cancer Society does according to Wikipedia. Only 14% for research. ...They are closing in on the BBB 35% limit.
From Wikipedia: The society’s allocation of funds for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2005 lists 70% of funds for Program Services (Research 14%, Prevention 20%, Patient Support 20%, Detection and Treatment 16%). The remaining 30% are allocated for supporting services (Fundraising 22%, and Management, General administration 8%) meeting the Better Business Bureau's Standards for Charity Accountability (At least 65% to program services and no more than 35% to overhead and fundraising expenses).[7]
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Yes it's nice to barely be above the lowest acceptable level!
22% for fund raising shows what I've been saying in all these threads - fund raising is a dog eat dog game. I've seen it in person when doing work for the United Way. Yes, they do good with the other 70% but make no mistake about it - the people at the top don't live on PB & J sandwiches. To them it's all BUSINESS. They make their money by directing limited charity dollars to themselves.