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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 866704" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>I found stories that say anywhere from 2% to 70% go to the charities........here's a couple.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #cc0000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">How much of my gift really goes to help people?</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066">Approximately 85 cents of every dollar donated to United Way’s annual campaign goes directly to support agency services and other United Way programs that help people in need. Only about 15 cents helps support administrative and fundraising costs which, when added together with other non-campaign income, total about 19% of United Way’s total annual revenues. National charity watchdog organizations, meanwhile, report that 25 cents per dollar is average for operating costs, and that up to 40 cents is acceptable. United Way of the Upper Valley is consistently below the average, making efficient and effective use of your gifts to the annual campaign.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066">I’m not going to contribute because too much money is spent on overhead like campaign expenses, and not enough money actually goes to United Way agencies.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066">United Way of the Lower Mainland has one of the lowest fundraising costs in the country – 14 cents for each dollar raised (well below the Canadian average of 26 cents). 86 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to over 400 United Way supported programs and services. There are several reasons for this lower than average fundraising cost and the greatest is the existence of the Endowment Fund. This fund was established in 1943 with the bequest of one generous donor. That gift was then matched by nine additional donors creating a legacy that lives on today. Since then hundreds of people have contributed annually to the Fund that now exceeds $21,000,000.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000066"></span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 866704, member: 1246"] I found stories that say anywhere from 2% to 70% go to the charities........here's a couple. [B][SIZE=3][COLOR=#cc0000][FONT=Tahoma]How much of my gift really goes to help people?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][SIZE=2][COLOR=#000066][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000066]Approximately 85 cents of every dollar donated to United Way’s annual campaign goes directly to support agency services and other United Way programs that help people in need. Only about 15 cents helps support administrative and fundraising costs which, when added together with other non-campaign income, total about 19% of United Way’s total annual revenues. National charity watchdog organizations, meanwhile, report that 25 cents per dollar is average for operating costs, and that up to 40 cents is acceptable. United Way of the Upper Valley is consistently below the average, making efficient and effective use of your gifts to the annual campaign. I’m not going to contribute because too much money is spent on overhead like campaign expenses, and not enough money actually goes to United Way agencies. United Way of the Lower Mainland has one of the lowest fundraising costs in the country – 14 cents for each dollar raised (well below the Canadian average of 26 cents). 86 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to over 400 United Way supported programs and services. There are several reasons for this lower than average fundraising cost and the greatest is the existence of the Endowment Fund. This fund was established in 1943 with the bequest of one generous donor. That gift was then matched by nine additional donors creating a legacy that lives on today. Since then hundreds of people have contributed annually to the Fund that now exceeds $21,000,000. [/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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