GuideStar Blog

A thousand donors were asked by Grey Matter Research to name their very favorite nonprofit. More than half of them named the same 20 organizations, and the top 5 favorites collected votes from more than one-third of all donors. With an average total income of $1.1 billion, America’s favorite 289 nonprofits are massive national and global operations.

How can donors and impact investors learn whether nonprofit organizations and social enterprises are actually delivering results? In the second edition of Money Well Spent, we document some important developments over the past decade since the book was first published. 

Sector leaders unite to share insights about results, outcomes, and impact

Today Charity Navigator and GuideStar have launched their first-ever collaboration for publishing charity results and progress data. The new initiative will allow the two industry giants to work together and advance the discussion of impact measurement among nonprofit organizations while minimizing burden on nonprofits.

Stephen Colbert introduced the word “truthiness” as something that feels true but isn’t based in fact.

Is your nonprofit reporting truth or truthiness? Are you getting the facts of your progress and outcomes out there for your current and potential donors to see?