- Sonya Rice

A Non-partisan, Christian citizens’ movement  Purpose: "to urge our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad.”  Early 1970’s Catholics and Protestants and Rev. Arthur Simon  1974: New York, 500 members  Today: 58,000 members nationwide, 3000 churches  Affiliates: Bread for the World Institute

 850 million people in the world go hungry  Developing countries- 6 million children die each year  U.S. – 12.4 million children in households that skip meals  1/10 households in the U.S. live with hunger

“Confronts the problem of hunger” 1. Writing personal letters and s and meeting with our members of Congress

“Confronts the problem of hunger” by: 2. working through churches, campuses and other organizations to engage more people in advocacy

“Confronts the problem of hunger” by: 3. Inviting churches across the U.S. to take up an annual nationwide “Offering of Letters to Congress” on an issue that is important to hungry and poor people

2012: A Circle of Protection

 4 mini-campaigns: 1. domestic nutrition assistance 2. poverty-focused foreign assistance 3. tax credits for low-income families 4. international food aid programs

 2007 –the largest ever fundraising increase for food stamps & food banks  2008 – $1.8 billion to respond to the global hunger crisis  2009 – bipartisan bills introduced that began the process of reforming the Foreign Assistance Act

 Financial Report  2009 program expenses:  Public education $2,372,360  Outreach and advocacy $1,722,674  Public policy $1,013,476 Total Program Expenses: $5,108,510 Total Income: $4,636,640

Governance:  Chief Executive: David Beckmann (1991)  Compensation: $63,905  1.88% (+$134,180 as president of Bread for the World Institute) How does this compare to other organizations? beckmann/

Governance for Top NGO’s:  PIH  Ophelia Dahl, President and Executive Director  0.10%  Doctors Without Borders  Sophie Delaunay, Executive Director  0.08%

 Expenses Breakdown $5,880,810 $559,959 $146,060

Partners In HealthDoctors Without Borders $86,180,080 $2,358,177 $2,843,081 $124,080,477 $2,186,692 $18,874,268

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