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I am posting this comment in behalf of National Relief Charities. We respect each person's right to support the charities of their choosing, but we also feel it is important to share some current and accurate information about NRC. Over 70% of NRC donations goes toward programs, which exceeds the BBB standards for charity accountability. Only 2% of our income goes toward administration, including 5 offices and over 300 salaries. Our cost of fundraising ranges from 24 to 27%, the majority of which is for postage. You may view our 2010 Annual Report and our Effectiveness Report under our profile here on the Great Nonprofits site or in our press room at http://www.nrcprograms.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_facts. We recognize that donors have a right to expect a good return on their investment, i.e., meaningful change in communities or people’s lives. You feel that we are not doing this - our Program Partners think otherwise. In last year's annual survey, they said: * NRC has helped Program Partners to a great extent be more effective with their program goals: 86% * NRC has helped Program Partners to a great extent in providing a higher quality of service: 84% * NRC has saved Program Partners to a great extent in funding that they can use in other areas of their program: 81% * Program Partners are more than satisfied with the support they get from NRC to achieve a positive working relationship: 86% It is also important that for the past 2 years Charity Navigator has been in the process of changing their rating system because it doesn't provide enough information for donors who are relying on it to make giving choices. In fact, the CEOs of Charity Navigator and Guidestar agree that financial ratings are not the most important thing about a charity - effectiveness is most important. An article stating their opinions is online at http://www.charityevaluator.com/pdf/Worst_Way_to_Pick_A_Charity_Dec_1_2009.pdf. It seems that you may wish to be removed from our fundraising list. If so, please send an email to PR@nrc1.org. For more general information, visit www.nrcprograms.org.

I am posting this comment in behalf of National Relief Charities. We respect each person's right to support the charities of their choosing, but we also feel it is important to share some current and accurate information about NRC. Over 70% of NRC donations goes toward programs, which exceeds the BBB standards for charity accountability. Only 2% of our income goes toward administration, including 5 offices and over 300 salaries. Our cost of fundraising ranges from 24 to 27%, the majority of which is for postage. You may view our 2010 Annual Report and our Effectiveness Report under our profile here on the Great Nonprofits site or in our press room at http://www.nrcprograms.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_facts. We recognize that donors have a right to expect a good return on their investment, i.e., meaningful change in communities or people’s lives. You feel that we are not doing this - our Program Partners think otherwise. In last year's annual survey, they said: * NRC has helped Program Partners to a great extent be more effective with their program goals: 86% * NRC has helped Program Partners to a great extent in providing a higher quality of service: 84% * NRC has saved Program Partners to a great extent in funding that they can use in other areas of their program: 81% * Program Partners are more than satisfied with the support they get from NRC to achieve a positive working relationship: 86%. It is also important that for the past 2 years Charity Navigator has been in the process of changing their rating system because it doesn't provide enough information for donors who are relying on it to make giving choices. In fact, the CEOs of Charity Navigator and Guidestar agree that financial ratings are not the most important thing about a charity - effectiveness is most important. An article stating their opinions is online at http://www.charityevaluator.com/pdf/Worst_Way_to_Pick_A_Charity_Dec_1_2009.pdf. It seems that you may wish to be removed from our fundraising list. If so, please send an email to PR@nrc1.org. For more general information, visit www.nrcprograms.org.