Americans Issue with Overhead in Nonprofits In 2013, Dan Pallotta delivered a TedTalk in Long Beach that presented ideas on American’s views about financial overhead in non-profits which are still relevant today. The premise of the presentation is that as a society, we view our nonprofits in the wrong light. We’ve been trained to think of “overhead” in a nonprofit as negative. When he discusses overhead, he is referring to aspects that we take for granted in the American for-profit industries. Aspects such as marketing, public relations, and digital media are often considered wastes of funds when utilized by non-profits. In several cases it is. However, without a long term strategy employing techniques that take skill and patience, it will be that much more difficult to generate the necessary scale. In fact, Charity Navigator, the advisory group on finding trustworthy organizations, released a document named “The Overhead Myth”, which essentially demystified nonprofit overhead with the…
Most of us want to make a difference in this world in some way or another - whether it be through our career choices or donating to our favorite charities. Are you aware that some charities are actually ineffective, even harmful? Did you know earning to give can be a more beneficial avenue than working in a field that impacts people directly (i.e. The medical field)? Have you ever wondered how you can make the biggest impact? In Doing Good Better William MacAskill, author and co-founder of the Effective Altruism movement, discusses the questions many of us have never thought to ask surrounding the topic of helping others. Through this enlightening and important read, you will be challenged to rethink the ways you donate, learn where to find truly effective charities, and discover how you can do the best with your giving. Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Help Others, Do Work that Matters, and Make Smarter Choices about Giving Back by William MacAskill
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