April 14, 2005
Report Urges Charity-Watchdog Groups to Improve Rating Methods
Charity watchdogs and other groups that evaluate nonprofit organizations are confusing donors by using conflicting standards and relying on "overly simplistic" criteria, according to a new report.
The report -- by the National Council of Nonprofit Associations and the National Human Services Assembly, both in Washington -- noted differences in standards by five nonprofit evaluators. Such discrepancies in rating systems can "cause more harm than good," the report
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