Charity Navigator experiance

Well, I decided to be brave enough to begin the evaluation process on the Charity Navigator process. My two organizations are very interesting and it appears as if one is going to receive a far better rating than the other. I'm unsure if this was done by design or not. However, if some of you haven't looked at it yet, here are a few things to look for:

1. I found it difficult to be confident in quite a few of my answers. I think the "confidence percentage" option at each rating question is a very good tool, because I was rarely at 100%.

2. It seems as if quite a few of the answers to the questions can all come from the same link. Again, not sure if this is a good or bad thing but I found myself pasting the same link in for each question.

3. There seems to be heavy reliance on the 990 form. Simply inputting numbers from the form is actually the easy part of the evaluation.

4. For me, the 5 minute rule cam into effect quite often on some of the questions. I still haven't determined if it is because some of the questions are hard to understand in the first place, or the websites are lacking that info. I think you guys will get that same feeling.

All in all, it has been a nice experience using Charity Navigator. It's very easy to use, and that is very important. Good luck to everyone as you rate your charities in the next week.