Sarah Ford | October 21, 2014

Be Part of the Overhead Solution

An effort to measure what matters most

Last year,听,听, and听听published an open letter to the donors of 精东影业 denouncing the use of the 鈥渙verhead ratio鈥 as a primary indicator of nonprofit performance.听听Instead of focusing on the percentage of charity鈥檚 expenses that go to administrative and fundraising cost commonly referred to as 鈥渙verhead鈥濃攚e need to focus on what really matters: impact. The letter, signed by all three organizations鈥 CEOs, marked the beginning of a campaign to correct the common misconception about the importance of a low overhead ratio.

A new open letter ( and ), published today on , educates and encourages nonprofits to work toward an Overhead Solution. Specifically, the letter asks nonprofits to do three things, 鈥(1) demonstrate good governance and ethical practice, (2) manage towards results and understand your true costs and (3) help educate funders on the real costs of results.鈥 The letter goes on to provide resources to help nonprofits in this critical endeavor to measure and report on what matters most.

Join me in spreading the word about this important topic. Nonprofits and their supporters are encouraged to learn from and share the Overhead Solution letter鈥攖he letter is under a听听and may be used however they wish. You can also use .

Let鈥檚 come together on an Overhead Solution TODAY!听

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