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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…….Up 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 
.....click on 'read more'


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 
© 2008 Canadian Medical Association or its licensorsnote: 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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If there are errors or discrepancies please contact:  http://www.blogger.com/Application%20Data/Microsoft/Word/sandipn@sympatico.ca

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