Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Public confidence in US foundations and other non-profits remains low

I think most will agree that we shall run similar public survey on nonprofit confidence on a regular basis...
According to a new survey by the Brookings Institute, public confidence in charitable organizations stands 10 to 15 per cent lower today than it was in the summer of 2001. Reasons include: questions surrounding the disbursement of September 11 relief funds and conflict-of-interest and compensation controversies involving the Nature Conservancy and several private foundations. Only 11 per cent of respondents believe that charitable organizations do a very good job spending money wisely and only 31 per cent believe charities do a good job helping people.

Download the report here.

(Source: Alliance Bulletin October 2004)

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