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USING THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY TO FIGHT POVERTY

This outfit works on more than 150 poor-country projects and puts an emphasis on using the right technology to help improve people's lives. It also runs a Technical Enquiry Service which responds to over 4,000 enquiries a year to support this aim. The annual report is competent - something we would expect from an organization of this size and influence - although more detail on the charity's achievements would be welcome.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this?
76 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

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Large
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

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£60k to £79k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

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3 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

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Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2007-12-21     Accounts ending: 2007-03-31

IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • People in poor countries
  • People in poverty

Where

  • Latin America
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Asia

Providing

  • Development programmes
  • Research into technology and development
  • Public campaigning on development
  • Information line
  • Education

IF YOU LIKE THIS CHARITY
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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£19,676,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
77%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.

Source URL:
http://www.intelligentgiving.com/charity/247257