BSB4uD (Be Smart Before You Donate)

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Be Smart Before You Donate BSB4uD (Cancer) - Comparing Non-Profits before you donate (see chart)

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  BSB4uD               ( Be Smart Before You Donate )

^So……. Always questions concerning donations? 

                       When it comes to donations, how much do you really know? 

Who do you believe, and why ?

How do you decide ?

Do you even care where you donate – if you donate?

Time or money or…..

Speaking of Trust:

Who gains?

What’s the priority?

Who loses?

Who leads?

Little, or nothing....... to gain /to lose?

Top down?  Bottom up?

^{It’s…….U}p to you to ask the right questions.  Be smart, it’s your right to ask -  your right to know.
    

Here’s a start – add your own

walk through this start of information - what you need or should  know & think about  but most likely don’t

Here’s the question:           I donate because.....

Have a look at the charts below to compare  ovarian cancer 
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2009 – Selected Charities: Comparisons Key Items (see notes)
Organization	Ovarian Cancer Canada	OCATS *	Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (U.S.)	Colorectal Cancer Assoc Canada	Your Charity?
Selected Info/Financials:
**Incidence rate #	2,500		21,550	22,000
**Death rate #	1,750		14,600	9,100
**% survival	30 %		32 %	59 %
Survivours on Staff	N	Y	Y	Y
Survivor donations (e.g. walks)     $	1,387,059	N/A
Salaries
Charity’s Salaries~/+  Total            $      $	1,474,419~	N/A	255,626+	323,299~
CEO/President Salary                     $	$120,000 – $159,999	N/A	N/A	80,000 – $119,999
***Nursing Salaries General Duty Nurse (range)	$40,497- $81,536
*** Head Nurse (range)	$56,978- $91,197
€ Family Physician  note: 4/9/2010 $225 521 Cdn avg CMAJ	$170,000- 270,070
Financials:                     $
Total Revenue~	3,004,434	*	1,663,446	1,707,545
Income fundraising e.g. survivour walks etc	1,387,059
Other gifts received-tax receipt issued				510,823
Other gifts received- tax receipt not issued by charity				864,780
Total Expenses~	3,375,619		1,263,096	1,694,680
Expenses:		*
Salary-CEO/President~	$120,000 - $159,999 (1)			$120,000 – $159,999 (0)
Salary-other~ (top 10 salaries)	$80,000 - $119,999 (3)			80,000 – $119,999 (1)
Salaries-total~	1,474,419		255,626+	323,299
Salaries as a % Fundraising	106%			N/A
Funds expensed to: research grants/scholarships ~	0			0
Other – see notes	891,885		$20,000,000 Legislative/DOD
Board of Directors~	20		14	15
Medical Advisory Board	N		Y	Y
Total employees+	19		9	7
Financial Statements available directly on website	N	N/A	Y	N

·        *New, no data available as of this report date April  2010

·        ** Canadian Cancer Statistics/American Cancer Society 2009 Incidence and Mortality rates

 (estimates)

·        ~ per Revenue Agencies

·        ^ advertisements for job placements 2010 – 1 full-time position, 1 part-time position

·        + per website

·        *** 2009 Overview of Key Nursing Contract Provisions http://www.cfnu.ca/

·        €  CIHI Physicians in Canada: Average Gross Fee-for-Service Payments, 2005-2006 (Ottawa:

CIHI, 2007)

Notes:

The purpose of this quick outline and comparison chart is an effort to provide a brief

Financial glimpse/overview for individuals who are wishing to make donations based

on informed decision making. As noted, the information has been either taken from

government-based financial returns (Canada) and/or from website information. 

Differences exist in reporting.  Other information:

·        Ovarian Cancer Canada: according to website 6 x $150,000 research grants

– note financial information per government return

·        Ovarian Cancer Canada and Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada partner with

 Canadian Partnership Against Canada

·        CEO Ovarian Cancer Canada:  additional responsibilities (2009) as co-chair leader

 of National Survivorship Working Group - Canadian Partnership Against Canada

·        The Government of Canada funded the Canadian Partnership Against Canada

 in 2006/07 - $250 million/5 year commitment (The Partnership is wholly funded

 through a new Funding Agreement dated March 13, 2009, with Health Canada

 which calls for $220.7 million of contributions over the four years ended March 31, 2012.)

·        Selected category differences exist due to changes in reporting procedures

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