[RyanZAG]

Just as a heads up:

"Charity evaluator GiveWell published a review of charity: water in December 2012. Their overall conclusion was that charity: water "stands out from other organizations we have considered in some respects (such as conducting evaluations that include frank discussions of problems), but we remain uncertain about the humanitarian impact of their work and the relative effectiveness of their partner selection process."

http://www.givewell.org/international/charities/charity-wate...

[themgt]

I really despise this sort of tug-on-heart-strings, give-no-details-how-you'll-help charity marketing blitz.

Reading through this review it seems like this is a problem that extends far beyond their website. I would urge everyone to read the review before promoting this charity any further.

[shaanvp]

While I don't represent charity:water, I wanted to include the charity navigator rating:

Full 4 star rating Financial: 66.22 / 70 Accountability & Transparent: 70/70 Overall Rating: 67.3 / 70

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary...