December 11, 2008
How to Decide What Charity Is Best? Look at the CEO First
As a grant maker — and a former charity watchdog — I am often asked to pick the best organization in the United States.
Making such a pick is pretty easy: I usually choose Direct Relief International, in Santa Barbara. The organization, which provides medical assistance and supplies to needy people in developing countries, uses smart approaches and is both efficient and effective. The group's work after the Asian tsunamis in 2004 saved many people's lives. Had
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