Doctors Without Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Borders/Médecins

Sans FrontièresSans Frontières Global Community Global Community

MembershipMembershipTeresa Hall ITMGMT 550Teresa Hall ITMGMT 550

Selection CriteriaSelection Criteria

Global presenceGlobal presence Area I am passionate aboutArea I am passionate about Majority of the donations goes to Majority of the donations goes to

the cause and not administrationthe cause and not administration High overall rating for a charityHigh overall rating for a charity

How responsibly it functions day to dayHow responsibly it functions day to day How well positioned it is to sustain its programs How well positioned it is to sustain its programs

over time.over time.

Why I chose this oneWhy I chose this one

Medical relief with out political, economic, or Medical relief with out political, economic, or religious affiliation religious affiliation

United Nation supported United Nation supported Ability to go more places all over the world Ability to go more places all over the world

when neededwhen needed International team for medical staffInternational team for medical staff Rated higher than Oregon based Rated higher than Oregon based

Medical Teams InternationalMedical Teams International High percent of the donated money is going High percent of the donated money is going

to the project not to administrationto the project not to administration Known body of work and experience from Known body of work and experience from

working in the medicine industry over 15 working in the medicine industry over 15 yearsyears

Ability to contribute more than just moneyAbility to contribute more than just money

MissionMission

Doctors Without Borders, USA (DWB-USA) was founded in 1990 in New York City to raise funds, create awareness, recruit field staff, and advocate with the United Nations and US government on humanitarian concerns. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization that provides aid in nearly 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, or natural disasters.

CharterCharter

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private international association. The association is made up private international association. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. All of its members agree to honor the following aims. All of its members agree to honor the following principles:principles: Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to

populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so disasters and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

Médecins Sans Frontières observes neutrality and Médecins Sans Frontières observes neutrality and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and impartiality in the name of universal medical ethics and the right to humanitarian assistance and claims full and the right to humanitarian assistance and claims full and unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.unhindered freedom in the exercise of its functions.

Members undertake to respect their professional code of Members undertake to respect their professional code of ethics and to maintain complete independence from all ethics and to maintain complete independence from all political, economic, or religious powers.political, economic, or religious powers.

As volunteers, members understand the risks and dangers As volunteers, members understand the risks and dangers of the missions they carry out and make no claim for of the missions they carry out and make no claim for themselves or their assigns for any form of compensation themselves or their assigns for any form of compensation other than that which the association might be able to other than that which the association might be able to afford them.afford them.

What your donation can What your donation can provideprovide

$$35 Two high-energy meals a day to 200 children 35 Two high-energy meals a day to 200 children

$50 Vaccinations for 50 people against meningitis, measles, $50 Vaccinations for 50 people against meningitis, measles, polio or other deadly epidemics polio or other deadly epidemics

$70 Two basic suture kits to repair minor shrapnel wounds $70 Two basic suture kits to repair minor shrapnel wounds $100 Infection-fighting antibiotics to treat nearly 40 wounded $100 Infection-fighting antibiotics to treat nearly 40 wounded childrenchildren

$250 A sterilization kit for syringes and needles used in mobile $250 A sterilization kit for syringes and needles used in mobile vaccination campaigns vaccination campaigns

$500 A medical kit containing basic drugs, supplies, $500 A medical kit containing basic drugs, supplies, equipment, and dressings to treat 1,500 patients for three equipment, and dressings to treat 1,500 patients for three months$1000 Emergency medical supplies to aid 5,000 disaster months$1000 Emergency medical supplies to aid 5,000 disaster victims for an entire month $5500 An emergency health kit to victims for an entire month $5500 An emergency health kit to care for 10,000 displaced people for three monthscare for 10,000 displaced people for three months

Daily ContributionDaily Contribution

Set up as a monthly contributionSet up as a monthly contribution $$7.50 monthly (25¢/day)7.50 monthly (25¢/day)

Two nourishing meals every day for a month to a child Two nourishing meals every day for a month to a child threatened by faminethreatened by famine

$15 monthly (50¢/day) $15 monthly (50¢/day) A month of clean water for 40 refugees.A month of clean water for 40 refugees.

$30 monthly ($1/day) $30 monthly ($1/day) A surgical kit containing essential instruments to carry out A surgical kit containing essential instruments to carry out

emergency examinations and basic surgery in the field emergency examinations and basic surgery in the field $60 monthly ($2/day) $60 monthly ($2/day)

A month of nursing care for refugees from war or natural A month of nursing care for refugees from war or natural disasterdisaster

Overall Rating as a Overall Rating as a CharityCharity

Overall RatingOverall Rating      (61.23)      (61.23) Organizational EfficiencyOrganizational Efficiency      

Program Expenses 87.3%  Program Expenses 87.3%   Administrative Expenses 1.1% Administrative Expenses 1.1%  Fundraising Expenses 11.4%  Fundraising Expenses 11.4%   Fundraising Efficiency $0.11 Fundraising Efficiency $0.11 

  Efficiency RatingEfficiency Rating       (33.73)       (33.73)

Organizational CapacityOrganizational Capacity  Primary   Primary Revenue Revenue Growth 19.9%Growth 19.9%    

Program Expenses Growth 36.3%  Program Expenses Growth 36.3%   Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.60 Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.60    Capacity RatingCapacity Rating      (27.50)      (27.50)

Income StatementIncome Statement

RevenueRevenue   Primary Revenue $157,655,721Primary Revenue $157,655,721 Other Revenue $3,790,517Other Revenue $3,790,517

Total Revenue $161,446,238Total Revenue $161,446,238    

ExpensesExpenses   Program Expenses $133,695,129Program Expenses $133,695,129 Administrative Expenses $1,739,997Administrative Expenses $1,739,997 Fundraising Expenses $17,575,590Fundraising Expenses $17,575,590

Total Functional Expenses Total Functional Expenses $153,010,716$153,010,716   Payments to Affiliates $0Payments to Affiliates $0 Excess (or Deficit) for the year $8,435,522  Excess (or Deficit) for the year $8,435,522   Net Assets $93,177,606Net Assets $93,177,606

Income Statement (cont)Income Statement (cont)

Explanation of Excess (or deficit)Explanation of Excess (or deficit) Ability to manage any crisis Ability to manage any crisis

including large scale disastersincluding large scale disasters Ability to manage multiple crisisAbility to manage multiple crisis Ability to mobilize all over the world Ability to mobilize all over the world

in response to crisisin response to crisis

Expense BreakdownExpense Breakdown

Expenses BreakdownExpenses Breakdown   Program $133,695,129.00Program $133,695,129.00 Admin $1,739,997.00Admin $1,739,997.00 Fundraising $17,575,590.00Fundraising $17,575,590.00

Revenue TrendRevenue Trend

Contact InformationContact Information

Doctors Without Borders, USADoctors Without Borders, USA333 Seventh Avenue333 Seventh Avenue2nd Floor2nd FloorNew York, NY 10001New York, NY 10001tel: (888) 392-0392tel: (888) 392-0392fax: (212) 679-7016fax: (212) 679-7016EIN: 13-3433452 EIN: 13-3433452

Donations/Donor Privacy Donations/Donor Privacy PolicyPolicy

Mail donations to:Mail donations to:P.O. Box 5030P.O. Box 5030Hagerstown, MD 21741Hagerstown, MD 21741

Opt-out: Opt-out: This charity has a privacy This charity has a privacy policy which requires you to tell the policy which requires you to tell the charity to remove your name and charity to remove your name and contact information from mailing lists contact information from mailing lists it sells, trades or shares. Opt-out it sells, trades or shares. Opt-out terms and conditions vary from one terms and conditions vary from one charity to the next, but all require the charity to the next, but all require the donor to initiate the act. donor to initiate the act.

ReferencesReferences

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