CNIB Governance with Kate Bahne from Charity Intelligence
In this fourth episode looking at some of the governance issues of CNIB, the Triple Vision team speaks with Kate Behan, Managing Director of Charity Intelligence. Charity Intelligence is a non-profit organization which provides Canadians with information so they may make informed decisions about which charities to support. In this fascinating podcast, Kate talks candidly about what makes a good charity, and what are some of the pitfalls charities can fall into. She explains why the CNIB, as one of the largest 100 charities in Canada, merits only a two star rating as evaluated by her organization.
”We do always find that when charities have strong feedback mechanisms, and when they are serving the people they serve then they can allocate their spending where it can do the most good. And, talking about the value, where is the money going, and how is it delivering the best value for the community? To me it always comes back down to the better you can understand the problem, the better you can tackle it. You would hope for evidence-based policies, that you can see if we do A, B, and C, we will hope to see a change in X, Y, and Z. But that doesn’t seem to be the case in this situation.”
