The Salvation Army and Hurricane Katrina

Salvation Army

My favorite triple A: US Army, Dick Armey, Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army should be first among your charities during this season of Hurricane Katrina. Here’s why.

I once sat on a board to evaluate administrative overhead costs of hundreds of 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organizations.

The Salvation Army always had about the lowest admin burden.

For example:

American Red Cross, Marsha Evans earns $651,957.

United Way, Ralph Dickerson Jr., president of the United Way of New York City, $420,000.

Goodwill Industries, George W. Kessinger, $386,575

Salvation Army, W. Todd Bassett $166,850

and

Catholic Charities USA, Thomas A. DeStefano, $116,362.

Full Disclosure: I once asked a woman in the Salvation Army out for a date (B.C., before Charmaine). She turned me down ever so politely. I always had a weakness for uniforms.

Thank you (foot)notes

Argghhh! has reporting on Katrina.

Left of the Middle has concert.

Relay Blogger has nonprofit donations.

Emmy Advance Media has an excellent posting on brands during a crisis:

Everyone wanted to do what they could to help – but how? That was the question, and to answer it, America turned to trusted brands: The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, MSNBC, MTV, CNN to name a few. The bigger the brand, the bigger the trust.

Let it Bleed points to “permanent joint rule by WalMart and the Salvation Army.”

Stand to The Daily Brief and the Gulf Coast will rise again.

medmusings has info on physician volunteering.

Thanks to Point Five and open trackbacks.

Report to Jack Army and his festival.

Smash has good links.

Update 23 Sept 05: CorporatePR supports the Red Cross.