Charity Navigator says the most efficient charities spend at least seventy-five percent of their budget on their programs and services.
VOA: special.2009.11.02
But public services are facing budget cuts as many communities struggle to recover after the recession.
VOA: special.2011.07.11
The authority said key priorities included ensuring there were minimal voluntary redundancies among staff and that the social care servicesbudget was protected, and freezing nursery fees and charges at 2012 levels.
Harvard, for example, has increased its career servicesbudget by 50% and is spending a sizable proportion of that on reaching out to potential new employers with a series of international conferences.