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Sadly ... there's One ⬆️ in every crowd

There are Many Reasons (too many to list here) why the CWF gets so much Funding, Support and Donations. They are arguably, 'The Best' wildlife organization in Canada❗

Dean

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'Yes' ... that CWF 2026 calendar is Free (including shipping), but that offer is also part of a CWF Fundraising Event. Please donate what you can.

I tend to shun any charitable organization that spends taxpayer and donor money on unnecessary A&G. CWF is relatively atrocious with Overhead at almost 32% of total funding.

https://www.charityintelligence.ca/charity-details/85-canadian-wildlife-federation

68 cents on the dollar is not within my "reasonable range".

Anyway stopped ALL charitable donations long ago, the day I found out some of them use my donations to pay politicians and their families to give speeches to them. On the down low. Decided the money they get via my taxes was enough (I pay a lot of taxes, in my opinion).

By the way do big banks still give out calendars to customers? I use one on my wall, last few years I've been getting a free Milk Calendar when the dairy float goes by at a nearby small-town Santa Claus parade.

Bill said
68 cents on the dollar is not within my "reasonable range".

Anyway stopped ALL charitable donations long ago, the day I found out some of them use my donations to pay politicians and their families to give speeches to them. On the down low. Decided the money they get via my taxes was enough (I pay a lot of taxes, in my opinion). 

Some of us will remember the WE Charity which raised big bucks to fund projects to help people in very poor countries - and then we learn that some very prominent (affluent) politician(s) and family members were paid fees and travel expenses by the Charity for speaking engagements to fundraise.

Common sense (and a strong finance background) tells me it is not "reasonable" that a charity (eg CWF) would spend 32% of its income from grants, donations etc. on its overhead expenses.

Dean said
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A quote from the Ci.ca. . . .

"Canadian Wildlife Federation is a 3-star charity. It has a B Results Reporting grade, which is average. For every dollar donated, 68 cents are available to go to the cause, which is within Ci's reasonable range."

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Which wildlife federations/charities in N.A. and the EU do better❓

Please let us know . . .

Dean

  

I have no idea off hand but unless funding efficiency is over 80%, and preferably in the order of 90%, I prefer not to donate. It has to have at least a B+ rating and preferably A- or A.

Keep in mind that employees who count as "administration costs" are often doing "good work" in their jobs. When I was a Foster Parents Plan subscriber, I analyzed their financial statements and found that local case workers in the foreign country were counted as "administration" but all their work was serving the local community. I later found this was common practice with all manner of charities.

(Change.org seems to devote all its efforts to supporting change.org, though!)

AltaRed said
Indeed, almost all charitable organizations have paid employees, 

If I am to donate $xxx I want ALL $xxx to be used to feed hungry or cloth naked IN MY COUNTRY and not somebody in a land I cannot locate on atlas with unpronounceable name.

CAD said

AltaRed said
Indeed, almost all charitable organizations have paid employees, 

If I am to donate $xxx I want ALL $xxx to be used to feed hungry or cloth naked IN MY COUNTRY and not somebody in a land I cannot locate on atlas with unpronounceable name.  

Consider yourself fortunate to have won the lottery and living in a developed western nation.