Holding charities to business standards

            Just in time for Christmas giving, Charity Intelligence Canada, which compiles an annual list of non-profit organizations that offer donors "the biggest bang for their buck," has released its 2009 recommendations. Twelve Toronto charities made the cut. Most are well-known, deliver quantifiable services and have influential corporate or institutional backers. The twelve winners of the prestigious contest were Second Harvest, Fort York food bank, Evangal Hall Mission, Salvation Army Gateway, Red Door Family Shelter, Babra Schielfer Clinic, Pathways to Education, Junior Achievement of Central Ontario, East York Learning Center, Gateway Linens, Eva's Print Shop, and TurnAround Couriers. The charities have been recognized for doing excellent work in their fields and this award gives them recognition for all of their hard work. These are all high name charities that many of us are familiar with and donate to. There are many smaller organizations out there that do better work, but don't have the resources or the publicity to get noticed. People also need to give their respect to these smaller organizations because what they lack of in resources they make up for with understanding of their clients and perseverance. The Charity intelligence program was created to help make a name for the smaller charities who take large measures to meet the needs of their clients. It searches very hard to find the most influential small charities and gives them the resources they need. This will ensure the most important charities in our communities can stay prevalent.


           I believe that this organization does a great service in recognizing the many charities who have worked tremendously hard to make the lives of people less fortunate than them more enjoyable. Without organizations such as these many small charities such as these would go un- noticed for the great services they provide and all of the people they help. When an organization like this gets recognized it in turn receives a larger amount of money because more people are aware of the cause it is fighting for. This money allows them to reach out to an even larger population and extend the arms of their service to more citizens. By recognizing these small charities we are helping many more people than you could imagine live a more comfortable life. We can make a difference. When we donate to a charity we are saying that we want to help people have the opportunity for a better life; we show that we care about the well being of others. Be a good citizen, a good person; donate money to charities because showing you care goes a long way.