2. Your Guide
to
Intelligent
Giving
Where the
Heart
Meets the
Mind
Critical Friend to Charities

3. The Nonprofit Sector Problem*
“… there is virtually no credible evidence
that most nonprofit organizations
actually produce any social value.”
*“The End of Charity” by David Hunter – Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal

4. THE INDIVIDUAL DONOR PROBLEM
Slide 4

5. 5
THE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDER PROBLEM

6. 6
THE BENEFICIARY PROBLEM

7. (The Nonprofit
Marketplace
Hewlett Foundation,
2008)
THE PROBLEM SOLVED

8. 8
OUR DEFINITIONS OF ACCOUNTABILITY &
TRANSPARENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY - is an obligation or willingness
by an organization to explain its actions to its
stakeholders.
1)FINANCIAL - to safeguard and manage the
organization’s financial resources.
2)ORGANIZATIONAL – to consistently follow rules of
governance and operational process.
3)MISSION – to set goals and then measure and
manage performance to assure the organization is
achieving meaningful results.
TRANSPARENCY - an obligation or willingness by an
organization to publish and make available critical
accountability data about the organization.

9. QUALITIES OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN N.P. ORGS.
Financial Health
• Strategy/Theory of Change
•Passion
•Experience
•Persistence
• Creativity
• Ability to get other s to follow
Capable
Leadership
• Data management discipline
• Constituent feedback
• Outcome focused intent
• Relate efforts to outcomes
• Learn and adjust approach
• Continuous improvement
High
Performance
Impact
• Positive, sustainable
change
• Independently
evaluatedHIGHER RISK
INVESTMENT
LOWER RISK
INVESTMENT
* Inspired by the Alliance for Effective Social Investing
Mission: Results
Organizational: Governance
Financial: Financial Health

10. Financial
Health
Accountability
(Governance)
&
Transparency
Results
Reporting
A scalable, in
depth, multi-
dimensional
charity rating
system.
CN 2.0
2011 -
Organizational
CN 1.0
2002 -
Financial
FROM ACCOUNTABILITY IN ONE
DIMENSION TO THREE AND BEYOND
THE FUTURE (CN 4.0?):
OUTCOME MEASUREMENT
2013 –
Mission

11. A CHARITY HELPING CHARITIES SOLVE THE PROBLEM

12. Recommended Resources

13. Recommended Action Steps