Charity Intelligence names the Red Door as a 2009 Recommended Charity!

 Charity Intelligence Canada, a new non-profit organization that researches and analyzes Canada's charities to enable funders to make informed and effective giving decisions, has recently deemed the Red Door Family Shelter as one of their Recommended Charities for the 2009-2010 year.

The Red Door was submitted to an intense level of analysis of our financials and service outcomes and we emerged as once of their recommended charities for 2009.

Of 453 charities that were approached for information, only 32 charities from across Canada were selected as a recommended charity and profiled within their 2009 Recommended Charities publication.

The Red Door Family Shelter is one of only two family related services profiled within the recommended charity list. To read our profile, click here.

Charity intelligence evaluates charities using investment methods with vital modifications to include a charity's defining characteristics. Most importantly, Charity Intelligence recommends charities that have been proven to meet the highest standards in effectiveness, and prepares commissioned research reports to aid funders in their decision making.

To learn more about Charity Intelligence please visit their website at www.charityintelligence.ca or listen to an interview about charitable giving and their organization on the CBC’s Metro Morning Show in their audio features for November 20th, 2009.