As independent charities, each of the Trussell Trust's food banks also have to meet the same statutory requirements as any other charity in terms of governance, accounting and reporting.
Fifteen months on and I am pleased to report that paying the living wage has reaped rewards for our charity in terms of reduced staff turnover, greater staff satisfaction and an even greater commitment to the older people who live with us.
Given that over 15 000 charities were identified, we only considered the first 214 charities ranked in terms of annual income, which represented 75% of the total income.
The McKinsey report has highlighted a significant problem for 337,000 small and mid-sized public charity organizations in terms of management leadership development for current and future nonprofit executives.
But a lot of N.G.O.'s and charities will think in terms of 500 or 1,000 or 2,000 youths, and they tend to be really heavy-handed.
Outside of Live8/Aid, the entertainment and promotions industry is not exactly known for its charity towards fans in terms of prices.
He said a lot of work was being done through the country's largest tennis charity, the Tennis Foundation, in terms of promoting the sport through community work, and with disabled people and in schools.
The largest "charity" (at least in terms of real estate holdings) is the centuries-old Razavi Foundation, charged with caring for Iran's most revered shrine the tomb of Reza, the Eighth Shiite Imam, in the northern city of Mashhad.
"It spends upwards of 80% of its budget on its programmes and services," says Charity Navigator, "outperforming most charities in our database in terms of how it allocates its expenses".
