Speed on the Water
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Nowhere in the go-fast boating world does the expression “win-win” better apply, https://speedonthewater.com/in-the-...ating-charity-starts-and-mostly-stays-at-home
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Why Performance-Boating Charity Starts—And Mostly Stays—At Home
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fund razor
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Like anything else, getting it wrong causes harm.
These charitable poker runs are a good thing, don't get me wrong. But the assumptions from non-practitioners can be harmful. Especially when people parrot the cost-ratio fallacy.
http://www.raise-funds.com/the-fall...tion-is-the-better-gauge-of-grant-worthiness/
https://www.guidestar.org/Articles....cles/2004/why-ratios-arent-the-last-word.aspx
Give where your heart compels you. Don't second guess organization fiscal data unless you sit on the finance committee.
Sorry I have a strong opinion on this. Maybe the screen name makes sense now.
These charitable poker runs are a good thing, don't get me wrong. But the assumptions from non-practitioners can be harmful. Especially when people parrot the cost-ratio fallacy.
http://www.raise-funds.com/the-fall...tion-is-the-better-gauge-of-grant-worthiness/
https://www.guidestar.org/Articles....cles/2004/why-ratios-arent-the-last-word.aspx
Give where your heart compels you. Don't second guess organization fiscal data unless you sit on the finance committee.
Sorry I have a strong opinion on this. Maybe the screen name makes sense now.
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fund razor
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I didn't realize the Clinton Foundation was a real charity.
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