BBC Asian Network - Giving money to charities
Giving money to charities is something we all do when we can. Do you ever wonder just how much of the money you give goes to those who need it most? Now a new website has been launched to compare and rate British Asian charities called Charity Clarity.
Top 10 Charities by Female Representation - Asian Voice
These are the Top 10 Charities for Female Representation, given by number of Trustees or management team that are female, as published by Asian Voice.
Top 10 Charities by Financial Health - Asian Voice
These are the Top 10 Charities in the category of Financial Health from the ones we have measured, according to Charity Clarity. They are assigned a rating out of 3, based on 5 metrics assigned different weights.
The way we think about charity is dead wrong
We as a society have different rulebooks for the nonprofit sector and the rest of the world when it comes to assessing what makes a great charity. We penalise high executive pay, marketing spend and the pursuit of new ideas for generating revenue in charities in a way that we would not in a business.
Top 5 couples in Philanthropy - Asian Power Couples
The level of philanthropic and charitable giving among Asian communities has reached such a record high that a new initiative – Charity Clarity – was created to rank charities across 18 metrics.
Huffington Post: How to Empower Donors: Bringing Clarity to Charity
The way we think about charity is dead wrong. Many donors say they want to determine and reward the best charities with the biggest accomplishments. They want to give money. But they don't know to whom. They want greater transparency in the sector.
Making a difference - Eastern Eye
There is a lot of good the British Asian diaspora can achieve in their home countries by better understanding the social impact their donations have. There are huge opportunities in this area for the diaspora, to donate or invest in worthwhile causes back home.
"The time to modernise is now" - Lord Popat
Lord Dolar Popat says, sadly too many Hindu and British charities are still not transparent with their funding and with their elections. The question we too rarely ask ourselves is 'do we know where that money goes?'
Quotes
"[O]ur good, hardworking and effective charities will welcome ...[this work]... as an obvious evolution in the history of our community."
— Lord Dolar Popat
"Could it be that everything we've been taught about charity, and about giving, and about change is backwards?"
— Dan Pallotta
"Good governance is essential for the success of any charity and is now more important than ever."
— Charity Commission
"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."
— Mahatma Gandhi