CharityIntelligence

The 2020 list of Top Impact Charities - the most popular annual release, every year since 2007. For donors looking for their giving to have the highest impact, do the most good possible, this is the list of charities for your 2020 giving.

.@cbcnfldmorning Thurs., March 24: @CharityCanada gives tips on wisely giving your charitable donations to Ukraine, to best help people who are suffering from the horrors of the war. bit.ly/3tL1fsd @BerniceCBC @MartinJonesCBC @kate_bahen

@GRB29266059 @briancbctraffic @cbcnfldmorning @CharityCanada @BerniceCBC @MartinJonesCBC @kate_bahen Hopefully with Ukraine, there are bigger questions like "WHEN will my support get there?" and its effectiveness and impact rather than overhead costs. In 2020, CRC's overhead spending was 23%, fundraising costs of 21% & admin costs of 2%: charityintelligence.ca/charity-detail…

@briancbctraffic @cbcnfldmorning @CharityCanada @BerniceCBC @MartinJonesCBC @kate_bahen How much does the charitable donations like redcross take for administration cost

@DanRCorry @NPCthinks Happy 20th birthday. @NPCThinks showed us how. Great collaboration in the early days on charity research and evaluation, metrics that matter. Best wishes for future of giving for impact 🇨🇦

new blog from me setting our some of the things we will be doing at @NPCthinks to help improve the impact of the social sector in 2022 - our 20th year of existence. Enjoy! thinknpc.org/blog/a-big-yea…

@CBCEyeopener @CalgaryFoodBank Awesome @CBCEyeopener ! One of Canada's top impact food banks. Great giving. charityintelligence.ca/giving-with-im…

The final tally of our CBC Calgary Food Bank drive was just revealed on the show! Thanks to everyone who gave for your incredible generosity. #cbcfeedsyyc @CalgaryFoodBank

@CanadaHelps President and CEO, Marina Glogovac, discusses why now is not the time to take a break from supporting our communities. Learn more by reading the full @theglobeandmail article here: tgam.ca/3HfH9Kc

@CBCCalgary @CalgaryFoodBank Bravo @CBCCalgary! Awesome rally of community support for @calgaryfoodbank. Foodbanks need more champions. +$1 million donations are too rare.

$1,038,215.57! You did it again, Calgary. We have met our goal of raising a million dollars for the @calgaryfoodbank. Thank you so much for your support. You can still contribute until Dec. 31 by visiting cbc.ca/feedyyc #cbcfeedsyyc

@angrycanuck Correction: "Hundreds of millions of dollars" ?! You are trying to make a valid point, but WE Charity paid $15.4 million to ME to WE and it received back $8.5m-$10.6m in ME to WE contributions since 2010. These WE Charity payments stopped in the most recent year F2020.

@JesseBrown @CharityIntel What is Me to WE Corporation? It's a private, for profit entity owned by the Kielburgers that collects hundreds of millions of dollars from a charity, and has no obligation to report on how they spend that money. There it is folks. The playbook for stealing from a "charity" 4/4

Have you been getting these unsolicited messages in your feed from "Friends of WE Charity"? If so, you might be wondering why so much money is being spent to defend the reputation of a charity that supposedly no longer exists. Let me help with that. (thread)

@angrycanuck @JesseBrown It's really important to use the most current information when making giving decisions. Here's Ci's most up-to-date report on WE Charity, rather than one from pre-2019 (?). And take 3 minutes to read the report. Some charities tick all the boxes. charityintelligence.ca/charity-detail…

@JesseBrown WE did very little marketing. They paid meagre salaries. The Kielburgers ran the thing but took zero in compensation - they were volunteers! So most of the funds raised by WE were spent on programs. That makes them look very good in rankings such as those by @CharityIntel 2/

@Brain_Chain @alexmlynek Dear @Brain_Chain, yes, giving is personal. Ideally giving can blend which charities best match your heart and beliefs AND also be among the tops in results and impact. For those who don't have time to do due diligence and analysis, hopefully Ci's reports can be a starting point.

.@alexmlynek has some some important math with the help of @CharityIntel ahead of #GivingTuesday2021. My thought though is you should give to charities that speak to you and that you believe in . I’m focusing on BIPOC and women’s rights charities in my giving this year.

@Rustykitty65 That's interesting. Online data privacy is way stricter than mailing. Send us an email and tell us more - which charities are mailing you, etc.

@Rustykitty65 Better things to research for donors, rather than updating lotteries. Too much charity mail drives donors mad. Don't feed the beast? Don't give through the mail. With online giving your dollar goes far further and you have better privacy protection.

Disgusted by the media frenzy based on a spurious statistic that calls into question the integrity of the Charities Directorate. You deserve better. But that's how conspiracy theories begin. Here are some other facts you may want to read ...

@Rustykitty65 A long, long time ago it is clear, intelligent donors donate to charities. Do not buy charity lottery tickets cuz you think it goes to a worthy cause. charityintelligence.ca/research-and-n…

@WTH_BC Great question that deserves more investigation. Just remember this well ... WE Charity reports it spent OUTSIDE Canada $22m. Maybe not the whole story we may find out. Maybe WE misfiled its T3010 report? Something else one hopes the CRA is looking into ....

@SammyBytes @CAEHomelessness @CharityVillage Every organizational shape - pyramid, linear, project, etc. - has its pros and cons. Charities with top results come in all shapes and sizes.

Help needed. Missing $1.8 million. GoC gave $3m (read news) in August 2019, but only $1.192m reported at WE Charity. Which other WE organization got the other $1.8 million? It's not ME to WE Foundation of Canada. CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/…

WE CFO Victor Li's answers to the Ethics Committee. How does one skip questions? Signed but no role in CSSG, in budget, spending. Yet reconciled the books for multiple charities and private Kielburger business. canadaland.com/we-cfo-risks-c…

Reed Cowan, a former member of WE Charity advisory board, is speaking to the ethics committe. He describes raising money on behalf of his deceased son, Wesley. He said he repeatedly asked for an accounting of where the money went, and never received that information.

@ReportCharity @Alofs @BruceM1 @malburrs @get_proof @CharityVillage @Hilborninfo @GIV3_Canada @Phil_journal @TheCircleCanada @canadiancharity @collect_courage Also Edelman's 2021 global report mentions a new concern: charity competency "Good guys, but can't do the job." This speaks to the heart of charity's impact, results, effectiveness, fit for purpose. Not mentioned in Canadian trust report but is this lurking?

@ReportCharity @Alofs @BruceM1 @malburrs @get_proof @CharityVillage @Hilborninfo @GIV3_Canada @Phil_journal @TheCircleCanada @canadiancharity @collect_courage Not sure if equity is the most pressing issue. #8 in urgency. To be relevant, grants focus on most urgent problems 1. health, 2. poverty 3. education... according to 2021 global trust. Maybe Canadian priorities are different. edelman.com/sites/g/files/…