Ted Flack argues that regulators getting officious about fundraising costs risk misleading and distracting donors, and that some charities may miss out as a result. Ted Flack argues that regulators getting officious about fundraising costs risk misleading and distracting donors, and that some charities may miss out as a result. “How much of my donation actually gets to where it can make a difference?” Few of the donors that I have been privileged to work with over almost 30 years of fundraising actually ask this question, however the question provides the rationale for government regulators in several countries to require fundraisers to disclose their costs of fundraising. The argument goes…