Which charities/NGOs have the best reputation (actually helping, and keep the least money for themselves)?

Question

I mean non-religious, international (not local or national) charitable organizations or NGOs.

Answer 1

That's an impossible question to answer -- what I think are "the best" won't be what someone else thinks are "the best."

And what do you mean "keep the least money for themselves"? You mean an organization that doesn't pay staff members and instead hands out cash money to people in need? Most nonprofit don't operate that way -- they provide services, not cash, and those services are provided by staff members, and those staff members are professionals with a great deal of training and need to be paid. The organization also has to pay for facilities, copy machines, computers, office equipment, phone and Internet access, etc. -- you want an organization that *doesn't* have those things? That would be a very poorly run nonprofit...

Anyway, I give my donations to CARE International, as they are focused on women and children, and are focused on capacity-building -- helping women to have access to education and jobs so that they can take care of themselves and their families. I also give to Madre.org, which has a similar focus.

Answer 2

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/14/pf_0...

Name Private Support ($mil) Net Assets ($mil) Fundraising Efficiency (%) 1 Charitable Commitment (%) 2 Donor Dependency (%) 3

Brother's Brother Foundation 267  26  100  100  99  

Gleaning for the World 61  6  100  100  97  

Gifts in Kind International 893  36  100  100  103  

Interchurch Medical Assistance 115  21  100  99  96  

American Nicaraguan Foundation 120  35  100  99  90  

Kingsway Charities 138  37  100  99  112  

Christian Aid Ministries 192  58  99  99  107  

Operation Blessing International Relief 230  16  99  99  103  

Direct Relief International 241  131  100  99  64  

MAP International 250  94  99  99  98  

Hope for the City 40  1  100  99  96  

Kids in Distressed Situations 43  1  100  99  99  

Matthew 25: Ministries 64  16  100  99  88  

Children's Network International 69  1  99  99  101  

Cross International Aid 71  NA  99  99  104  

Heart to Heart International 74  18  100  99  116  

Children's Hunger Fund 75  3  99  99  100  

AmeriCares 885  214  99  99  113  

Nat'l Assn for the Exchange of Industrial Resources 155  192  99  98  87  

PEF Israel Endowment Fund 65  134  100  98  97  

America's Second Harvest 664  22  99  98  103  

Medical Teams International 115  27  98  97  101  

National Cancer Coalition 120  2  97  97  100  

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