Nonprofits Are Being Required to Provide Hard Facts to Get Funding

Ken Berger, head of Charity Navigator, said it will take at least a year to implement the change. He estimated only 10 percent of the rated charities measure outcomes.

Robert Egger, founder of a Washington, D.C., nonprofit and another alliance member, said that in cash-strapped states like Ohio, it's vital that government agencies stop throwing money at organizations that aren't accomplishing social change.