Dame Suzi: Commission and sector must try to devise admin cost index

27 May 2011

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The Charity Commission is taking the bull by the horns and attempting to grapple with one of the most difficult and controversial subjects affecting the sector - how much of each donated pound gets spent on 'the cause'. Research by nfpSynergy demonstrates what a hot potato this is, revealing the extent of things that members of the public consider to be admin costs.

Dame Suzi: Commission and sector must try to devise admin cost index

Finding a fair way to report how much of each pound donated to charity is spent on the cause is the "holy grail of charity information" and a task the Charity Commission and the sector ought to attempt, Commission chair Dame Suzi Leather said yesterday.

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Comic Relief raises record £102m

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