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Charity%20Watchdogs,%20Donor%20Perceptions%20and%20the%20Overhead%20Myth<%2Fa>,"%20a%20program%20held%20Jan.%2030%20by%20the%20Direct%20Marketing%20Association%20of%20Washington<%2Fa>%20(D.C.).%20Since%20I%20haven't%20read%20much%20about%20the%20content%20of%20this%20discussion,%20I%20want%20to%20share%20with%20you%20comments%20from%20the%20panelists%20that%20I%20found%20interesting,%20insightful%20and,%20yes,%20at%20times,%20challenging.%20Don't%20expect%20to%20agree%20with%20them%20all,%20but%20"listen"%20and%20then%20decide%20what%20else%20you%20can%20do%20today%20to%20give%20your%20donors%20confidence%20that%20you%20are%20worthy%20of%20their%20support.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nonprofitpro.com%2Fpost%2Fpamela-barden-charity-overhead-myth-mystery-just-misunderstanding%2F" target="_blank" class="email" data-post-id="20819" type="icon_link">
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Dan Pallotta, president and CEO, Charity Defense Council: Yes, the man who perhaps started all this discussion when he gave a TED Talk entitled "The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong" was on this panel. Following are a few of his opening comments: "We do this work because we want to see problems solved in our lifetimes." "The deepest flaw in the use of the fundraising measure is its injustice towards and discrimination against less popular causes."
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Pamela Barden is an independent fundraising consultant focused on direct response. You can read more of her fundraising columns here.
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