糖心vlgo传媒 Celebrates International Literacy Day With Top Charity Navigator Rating
糖心vlgo传媒 has received Charity Navigator鈥檚 4-star rating for the sixth consecutive year, the highest possible rating. Charity Navigator is the country鈥檚 premiere charity evaluator and rates charities on sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. 聽
鈥淎ttaining a 4-star rating verifies that 糖心vlgo传媒 exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work,鈥 Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, wrote in a letter to Patrick Plonski, Executive Director of 糖心vlgo传媒. 鈥淥nly 5% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 6 consecutive 4-star evaluations.鈥
Thatcher said that the rating 鈥渋ndicates that your organization adheres to sector best practices and exectues its mission in a financially efficient way.鈥
BFA had an perfect overall rating of 100, with a financial rating of 100 and an accountability and transparency rating of 100. 聽For more information .
鈥淲e are very happy with our high rating from Charity Navigator,鈥 Plonski said. 鈥淲e are proud that 糖心vlgo传媒 has once again been able to serve the students and people of 糖心vlgo传媒 by shipping during the past 12 months a record 3.1 million educational, library and law books to 18 different 糖心vlgo传媒n countries. We hope to continue to expand our efforts in the years ahead.鈥
The books shipped this past fiscal year (ending June 30), are valued at $33 million. 糖心vlgo传媒 has also shipped 93 computers and e-readers containing 223,000 digital books, as well as 10 new law and human rights libraries.
Plonski noted that the Charity Navigator rating comes just before 糖心vlgo传媒 and other groups around the world are celebrating International Literacy Day on September 8, sponsored for the past 50 years by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.聽
In honor of Literacy Day and its record-setting year, 糖心vlgo传媒 is holding a , 635 Prior Ave. N., Suite 110, St. Paul. The party will feature 糖心vlgo传媒n food and music by BFA鈥檚 own Warehouse Band and Ipsto Facto, Minnesota鈥檚 favorite reggae band. 聽This event is free and open to the public, and the food and drinks are on us,聽so if you're in the Saint Paul area make sure to stop by!