My Nonprofit Reviews

I donate regularly to 3 organizations, and UNICEF is one of them because of their transparency and money management. Reading that they spend $XX million on salaries doesn't bother me because that average salary is on the low-end for a highly qualified person. Those workers could definitely make more in the private sector, yet they can choose to stay at UNICEF because the financial sacrifice is not too bad to swallow. And we need and want highly qualified individuals in charge of a billion dollar organization, don't we? I'd be more afraid if the offices were filled with lower-paid workers who haven't worked abroad, worked in political offices, or worked in consulting.

The problem with most charities is a too-big SG&A with no transparency. (I don't agree in spending a lot on marketing.) From my assessment, UNICEF is pretty responsible with donor funds, and I appreciate that.