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Outsourcing cost of ‘impact’ data could mean 13% more bang for every charitable buck

  • Written by George E. Mitchell, Professor of Public and International Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY
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Charitable donors often make gifts despite having little information about the organizations they support. Without relevant data, that money may not flow to the charities that evidence suggests are delivering the biggest bang for donors’ bucks.

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