If you would like to know more about choosing a charity, we have provided a sampling of the many studies and supporting articles from policy think tanks, universities and other independent, credible sources about effective charity evaluations:
Imagine Canada - November 24, 2015 - Trekking the Ratings
Imagine Canada - November 24, 2015 - Holiday giving expected to hit $5 billion
TED Blog - March 13, 2014 - How Dan Pallotta's TED Talk has begun to change the conversation
Overhead Myth.com - The Overhead Myth
Overhead Myth.com - June 17, 2013 - Open Letter to Donors of America
Giving Evidence - May 2, 2013 - Good charities spend more on administration than less good charities spend
TED.com - March 2013 - Dan Palotta's TED Talk
Anatomy of the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle- November 2012 - Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Research Paper No. 12-27
Stanford Social Innovation Review - Fall 2009 - The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle
LA Times - April 30, 2012 - The Worst Way To Judge A Charity
Bridgespan Group - April 2008 - Nonprofit Overhead Costs
Indiana University - August 2004 - Getting What We Pay For