December 8, 2005

Americans Have Mixed Views on Charities

By Debra E. Blum

Americans have positive feelings about nonprofit groups in general, but they harbor serious reservations about some aspects of the philanthropic world, according to a new survey by Harris Interactive, a research company in Rochester, N.Y. The survey was intended to measure how Americans felt about charities in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Survey respondents gave charities an average rating of 65 on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 meaning "very positive feelings." But the

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