CNN reports on America’s worst nonprofits — a donor and a PR problem.

CNN reports an investigation with the Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting that names “America’s Worst Charities.”  A yearlong investigation shows 50 nonprofits that raised in some cases tens of millions of dollars, yet gave as little as under 1% of the funds to the people they are chartered to help.

The bulk of the funds raised went to enriching the heads of the charities and to for-profit fundraising consultants.

A bit appalling wouldn’t you say and a bit of a PR problem for those charities named?  What would you do if you found out the hard-earned money you were donating to a cause never made it to helping the people you thought you were helping?

What’s the lesson?  Donors need to keep donating, but perhaps a bit more transparency on the part of nonprofit organizations and a bit more questioning on the part of donors is in order.  Just to keep everybody honest.

You can read the story here.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/us/worst-charities/index.html?hpt=hp_t1