Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system
- Written by Jennifer Mayo, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia
Getting all four stars has its rewards.ikonacolor/iStock via Getty Images Plus
CC BY-NDWith multitudes of worthy charities to choose from – and the possibility that a poorly run or fake nonprofit might trick you into thinking it’s a good cause – it’s sometimes hard to know which ones to support.
That’s why many donors...
