The problem is, just because an organization has next to nothing in administrative overhead doesn't mean it's an effective nonprofit.

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The bottler, which operates in North America, Turkey, Russia, Greece and Spain, said it would refine its selling and service organization, lower its general and administrative expenses, make its supply chain more efficient and modify its defined benefit pension plans in the U.S. and Canada.

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Managers are part of the organization, which acts as the control or administrative arm focused on a specific function .

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This would be in contrast to making an unrestricted donation to an organization that might then use the money for administrative costs.

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Left in this vacuum most donors have settled on low administrative overhead as the barometer to determine the proficiency of an organization.

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This non-profit performance rights organization has been designated by the U.S. Copyright Office as the sole administrative entity for collecting royalties from streaming music (Sirius XM, Pandora, etc.).

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