It isn't true or fair to claim charities spend less than half of income on good work

True and Fair Foundation’s analysis on how charities are spending money is misleading and full of holes

On Saturday the Daily Telegraph published a story with the headline 1,000 charities ‘spent less than half’ of funds on good works. The article, based on a new report , suggested that only a small amount of charities’ income went on frontline services.

The research is from the True and Fair Foundation, which is run by Gina Miller, who describes herself as a philanthropist and transparency campaigner. The research has been described by the Charity Commission as “flawed”, and by Which? as “very misleading”.

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from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1IQgHHA