It Gets a 23 for Effectiveness, a 24 for Mission Fulfillment …
The blessing of Zagat restaurant guides is that anyone can contribute.
The curse of Zagat restaurant guides is that anyone can contribute.
And so the existence of GreatNonprofits, “a place to find, review, and talk about great — and perhaps also not so great — nonprofits,” described by its founder as “an online ‘Zagat,’ if you will, for nonprofits that would collect stories and reviews of people … who have seen the impact of nonprofits up close, and can speak personally and firsthand about it,” must be greeted with mixed feelings. GreatNonprofits recently set up shop in Pittsburgh to allow folks in the Steel City to assess local nonprofits. I’m all for more information, and hearing real people tell real stories about their experiences with charities and foundations is a great way to figure out whom to donate to for maximum impact. But how can you trust what you read? What if a negative review was written by a former employee? Or a positive one by a current employee?
Anyone know if there are reputable, transparent organizations offering unbiased assessments of nonprofit efforts? If such an organization doesn’t exist, it certainly ought to, though how it would be funded, who would lead it, and how nonprofits would be measured certainly aren’t easy things to set up.
It’s worth thinking about, though, especially since the last restaurant I ate at because of glowing numbers in Zagat turned out to be a dud.
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