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WHAT IS IT ?
WHAT IS IT?A Non-partisan, Christian citizens’
movement
Purpose: "to urge our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.”
Early 1970’s Catholics and Protestants and Rev. Arthur Simon
1974: New York, 500 members Today: 58,000 members nationwide,
3000 churches Affiliates: Bread for the World
Institute
WHAT DOES IT DO?
HUNGER STATISTICS
850 million people in the world go hungry
Developing countries- 6 million children die each year
U.S. – 12.4 million children in households that skip meals 1/10 households in the
U.S. live with hunger
WHAT DOES IT DO?
“Confronts the problem of hunger”
1. Writing personal letters and emails and meeting with our members of Congress
“Confronts the problem of hunger” by:
2. working through churches, campuses and other organizations to engage more people in advocacy
WHAT DOES IT DO?
“Confronts the problem of hunger” by:
3. Inviting churches across the U.S. to take up an annual nationwide “Offering of Letters to Congress” on an issue that is important to hungry and poor people
WHAT DOES IT DO?
THE OFFERING OF LETTERS TO CONGRESS
2012: A Circle of Protection
THE OFFERING OF LETTERS TO CONGRESS
4 mini-campaigns:1. domestic nutrition assistance 2. poverty-focused foreign assistance3. tax credits for low-income families 4. international food aid programs
PAST CAMPAIGN RESULTS
2007 –the largest ever fundraising increase for food stamps & food banks
2008 – $1.8 billion to respond to the global hunger crisis
2009 – bipartisan bills introduced that began the process of reforming the Foreign Assistance Act
CHARITY REVIEW
Financial Report 2009 program expenses:
Public education $2,372,360 Outreach and advocacy $1,722,674 Public policy $1,013,476 Total Program Expenses: $5,108,510Total Income: $4,636,640
CHARITY REVIEWGovernance:
Chief Executive: David Beckmann (1991)
Compensation: $63,905 1.88%(+$134,180 as president of
Bread for the World Institute)
How does this compare to other organizations?
http://www.lakejunaluska.com/david-beckmann/
CHARITY REVIEWGovernance for Top
NGO’s: PIH
Ophelia Dahl, President and Executive Director
0.10% Doctors Without
Borders Sophie Delaunay,
Executive Director 0.08%
http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/
CHARITY REVIEW Expenses Breakdown
$5,880,810
$559,959
$146,060
Partners In HealthDoctors Without Borders
CHARITY REVIEW
$86,180,080
$2,358,177$2,843,081
$124,080,477
$2,186,692
$18,874,268
CHARITY REVIEW
Revenue/Expenses Trend:
$
CHARITY REVIEW
Partners In HealthDoctors Without Borders
$$
QUESTIONS?
REFERENCES http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/nati
onal/law-and-public-interest/bread-for-the-world-in-washington-dc-1548
http://www.bread.org/ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.c
fm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5376
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_for_the_World
http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/