- Sonya Rice

WHAT IS IT ?

WHAT IS IT?A Non-partisan, Christian citizens’

movement

Purpose: "to urge our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.”

Early 1970’s Catholics and Protestants and Rev. Arthur Simon

1974: New York, 500 members Today: 58,000 members nationwide,

3000 churches Affiliates: Bread for the World

Institute

WHAT DOES IT DO?

HUNGER STATISTICS

850 million people in the world go hungry

Developing countries- 6 million children die each year

U.S. – 12.4 million children in households that skip meals 1/10 households in the

U.S. live with hunger

WHAT DOES IT DO?

“Confronts the problem of hunger”

1. Writing personal letters and emails and meeting with our members of Congress

“Confronts the problem of hunger” by:

2. working through churches, campuses and other organizations to engage more people in advocacy

WHAT DOES IT DO?

“Confronts the problem of hunger” by:

3. Inviting churches across the U.S. to take up an annual nationwide “Offering of Letters to Congress” on an issue that is important to hungry and poor people

WHAT DOES IT DO?

THE OFFERING OF LETTERS TO CONGRESS

2012: A Circle of Protection

THE OFFERING OF LETTERS TO CONGRESS

4 mini-campaigns:1. domestic nutrition assistance 2. poverty-focused foreign assistance3. tax credits for low-income families 4. international food aid programs

PAST CAMPAIGN RESULTS

2007 –the largest ever fundraising increase for food stamps & food banks

2008 – $1.8 billion to respond to the global hunger crisis

2009 – bipartisan bills introduced that began the process of reforming the Foreign Assistance Act

CHARITY REVIEW

Financial Report 2009 program expenses:

Public education $2,372,360 Outreach and advocacy $1,722,674 Public policy $1,013,476 Total Program Expenses: $5,108,510Total Income: $4,636,640

CHARITY REVIEWGovernance:

Chief Executive: David Beckmann (1991)

Compensation: $63,905 1.88%(+$134,180 as president of

Bread for the World Institute)

How does this compare to other organizations?

http://www.lakejunaluska.com/david-beckmann/

CHARITY REVIEWGovernance for Top

NGO’s: PIH

Ophelia Dahl, President and Executive Director

0.10% Doctors Without

Borders Sophie Delaunay,

Executive Director 0.08%

http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/

CHARITY REVIEW Expenses Breakdown

$5,880,810

$559,959

$146,060

Partners In HealthDoctors Without Borders

CHARITY REVIEW

$86,180,080

$2,358,177$2,843,081

$124,080,477

$2,186,692

$18,874,268

CHARITY REVIEW

Revenue/Expenses Trend:

$

CHARITY REVIEW

Partners In HealthDoctors Without Borders

$$

QUESTIONS?

REFERENCES http://www.bbb.org/charity-reviews/nati

onal/law-and-public-interest/bread-for-the-world-in-washington-dc-1548

http://www.bread.org/ http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.c

fm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5376

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_for_the_World

http://theglobaljournal.net/top100NGOs/