Share this with your board RIGHT NOW! The experts have spoken: the percent of charity expenses that goes to administrative costs—commonly referred to as “overhead”—is a poor measure of a charity’s performance. The Better Business Bureau, Charity Navigator and Guidestar issued a joint statement encouraging donors to look at other measures to determine non-profit organizations’ effectiveness. Learn more about it here: http://overheadmyth.com/. You can also pledge to end the overhead myth by helping to spread the word!
