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- 2. Your Guide to Intelligent Giving Where the Heart Meetsthe Mind Critical Friend to Charities
- 3. The Data ProvesImpact 4.5 million distinct visitors (6.4 million hits) in 2012 92% say evaluations affected their decision to support individual public charities CN ratings influence decisions on billions in donations annually 0 1000000 2000000 3000000 4000000 5000000 6000000 7000000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
- 4. 4 OUR DEFINITIONS OFACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY (per Prof. Brackman Reiser) ACCOUNTABILITY - is an obligation or willingness by an organization to explain its actions to its stakeholders. 1)FINANCIAL - to safeguard and manage the organizations financial resources. 2)ORGANIZATIONAL – to consistently follow rules of governance and operational process. 3)MISSION – to set goals and then measure and manage performance to assure the organization is achieving meaningful results. TRANSPARENCY - an obligation or willingness by a organization to publish and make available critical
- 5. QUALITIES OF ANACCOUNTABLE & HIGH IMPACT ORG. Financial Health • Strategy/Theory of Change •Passion •Experience •Persistence • Creativity • Ability to get other s to follow Capable Leadership • Data management discipline • Constituent feedback • Outcome focused intent • Relate efforts to outcomes • Learn and adjust approach • Continuous improvement High Performance Impact • Positive, sustainable change • Independently evaluatedHIGHER RISK INVESTMENT LOWER RISK INVESTMENT * Inspired by the Alliance for Effective Social Investing Mission Accountability: Results (RR) Organizational Accountability: Governance (A&T) Financial Accountability: Financial Health
- 6. Financial Health Accountability (Governance) & Transparency Results Reporting A scalable, in depth,multi- dimensional charity rating system. CN 2.0 2011 - Organizational CN 1.0 2002 - Financial FROM ACCOUNTABILITY IN ONE DIMENSION TO THREE AND BEYOND THE FUTURE (CN 4.0?): OUTCOME MEASUREMENT 2013 – Mission
- 7. Why is thisis one of the most important issues for those who want to create social value? 7
- 8. 8 90% 87% 78% 76% 62% 59% 46% 41% 34% 31% 30% 28% 24% 0% 20% 40%60% 80% 100% Org's Effectiveness How the Org will Use my Donation Quality of Leadership Percent of Costs to Overhead Ease of Donation Not Being Asked for Money Too Often Ability to Direct Donation's Use Regular Progress Reports Endorsements by Person I Trust Prompt and Sincere Thank You Ability to Get Involved Org Approach - Novel / Innovative Contact with the End Beneficiaries THE DONOR PROBLEM * Based on the Money for Good donor research of Hope Consulting
- 9. Because donors willhave access to much more robust information than ever before about each organization’s ability to bring about social value (long lasting and meaningful change in the world). 9 WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR DONORS?
- 10. The Nonprofit SectorProblem* “… there is virtually no credible evidence that most nonprofit organizations actually produce any social value.” *“The End of Charity” by David Hunter – Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal
- 11. Because many moresocial entrepreneurs will see to it that their charities will become focused on measuring and managing their performance. 11 WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR CHARITIES?
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- 13. Ultimately we believethis will lead to a significant and measurable improvement in human welfare and acceleration in solutions to our world’s most persistent problems. 13 WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR BENEFICIARIES?
- 14. (The Nonprofit Marketplace Hewlett Foundation, 2008) THEPROBLEM SOLVED
- 15. HOW WE AREHELPING SOLVE THE PROBLEM
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