June 11, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
In December, the nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator triggered a debate when it announced it would begin exploring how it could judge charities on their effectiveness, as opposed to their financial and governance practices.
To continue and foster that discussion, the organization in Mahwah, N.J., plans to hold an “open forum” on the Internet with nonprofit experts, writes Ken Berger, the group’s chief executive, on his blog.
“We hope to have comment and opinion offered by some of the leading thinkers in the nonprofit sector,” he writes. “We trust that our readers will both participate in and profit from the exchange of information and ideas that we anticipate will result.”
In a sense, the forum has already started. Several people commented on the blog article, debating how Charity Navigator should examine whether charities achieve their goals or even if they measure the results of their efforts.
What do you think? How should the forum operate and what should be discussed?
