Is PETA Feathering Its Nest With Contributor Dollars?
Numbers cruncher and database detective Trent Stamp tells Allison Overholt, in Fast Company, that PETA gets "an unflattering two-star rating" for the amount of money that actually goes to the cause. Other organizations are worse. According to Stampís nonprofit organization, Charity Navigator, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America spends "more on fund-raising than they do battling MS." An MSAA spokewoman claims theyíre "working hard to ërein in costs.'" (Iím sure theyíre verrrry motivated, too!) Hereís more from Overholtís piece on PETA's divvying of dollars:
"Compared with other animal-rights groups, Stamp reports, a smaller percentage of PETA's dollars goes to protecting animals. PETA general counsel Jeff Kerr counters: '[Charity Navigator's] board is made up of marketing people from the pharmaceutical industry -- of course they hate us.' Stamp doesn't shy away from the criticism. In the end, he wants donors to take a closer look at the finances of their favorite cause. And if that scrutiny breeds greater efficiency -- even if it drives some charities out of business -- well, that's fine with him."
(via Instapundit)