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Before You Do A Charity Ride
By spokesman | May 12, 2009
Before you sign up for a charity ride, it is a good idea to check out the charity. Seven years ago the Washington Post reported that Pallotta Teamworks, the for-profit group that organized the AIDS rides, had spent 86% of the money raised for the DC AIDS ride on overhead.I recently discovered a website that rates the efficiency of charities. The site is called CharityNavigator.org. It rates U.S based non-profits on a scale of zero to four stars. It doesn’t rate all charities but it does include many that are involved with charity bike rides. While I understand that there are legitimate costs associated with planning and running an event, the 86% for the AIDS ride was ridiculous. There were many riders and donors that felt like they were ripped off.
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