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2007 CEO Compensation Study

Charity Navigator provides high-quality information about charities in order "to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace." One of the more recently published studies is the 2007 CEO Compensation Study. Visitors can read this annotated report here in its entirety, and it contains a wealth of information about the subject. In the year 2007, their research shows that the top...

https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=studies.ceo
Give.org Charity Standards

A useful service available on the web from the Better Business Bureaus Wise Giving Alliance. The service "promotes ethical standards within the charitable community, provides information to the public on charitable organizations, and educates individual and corporate donors on wise giving." Give.org issues reports on non-profit organizations based on the number of inquiries received for an...

https://give.org/charity-landing-page/bbb-standards-for-char...
Inquiry into the Central Asia Institute's financials raises questions about oversight of charities

Greg Mortenson and our false ideals about social change http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0425/Greg-Mortenson-and-our-false-ideals-about-social-change The Greg Mortenson Scandal: One University's Bitter Cup of Tea http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2066239,00.html The Greg Mortenson We...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2011/0429
NetAid Concert to Relieve World from Poverty

In one of the most bizarre collaborations in digital history, Cisco Systems has teamed up with the United Nations to bring the world NetAid, a day-long musical charity event designed to help rid the world of poverty and promote world peace. On Saturday, October 9, 1999, a host of recording artists ranging from Busta Rhymes, Sting, the reunited Eurythmics, and David Bowie will be performing...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/be/1999/1007