Red Cross fudges its numbers….

Have you heard that the American Red Cross has only a 9% overhead, and spends 91% of donations on its high-profile charitable services?

That’s what the Red Cross has been sounding off about on its website and in public pronouncements.

Too bad. It’s not true.

NPR and ProPublica.com are reporting on their look behind the scenes at the Red Cross, and they aren’t offering a pretty picture.

Turns out this essential charity—no doubt about it, the Red Cross does a lot of good, especially in emergencies and catastrophes—may have actual overhead expenses more in the range of 20% or more.

Turns out that Red Cross officials, so far, have refused requests from NPR and ProPublica to divulge detailed financial information that would reveal the true number.

Too bad.

Btw, the 91% percent figure has been deleted from the Red Cross website.

VA execs from Lake Wobegon?

What happened to the cream?

Same old same old in the board room

Peter Drucker says....

Right and wrong for managers?

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