The Guidestar/Charity Navigator analysis models actually hurt some non-profits, especially those doing capital campaigns or those who hold purchased private land in trust for short times in order to donate it back to the public. On these "capacity ratings" based models, the donation of the land back to the good of society is marked as a loss in assets from year to year. So, a good thing is marked as a bad thing when you just look at the numbers. I wish both groups would spend more time educating donors on the importance of understanding the *work* non-profits do as well as their numbers.
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