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Charities
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Charity Navigator 
 A database of ratings of over 2,500 charities in the U.S. Details include comparison with like organizations and compensation of top staff. Charity Navigator analyzes fundraising, program, and administration expenses and "three categories of organizational capacity: primary revenue growth, program expenses growth, and working capital ratio ... to determine how well it has sustained its programs and services over time, and whether it can continue to do so." http://www.charitynavigator.org/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Aug 13, 2003 Facts for Consumers: Charitable Donations: Give or Take?
This site from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests ways in which consumers should be cautious when making charitable donations. Topics include the use of paid fund-raisers, reducing telephone and direct mail solicitations, and a checklist of "precautions to ensure that your donation dollars benefit the people and organizations you want to help." Includes links to organizations that provide reviews of charities. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel01.shtm Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Nov 29, 2007 Give.org: BBB Wise Giving Alliance
"Reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the 23 provisions of the voluntary CBBB Standards for Charitable Solicitations." Includes a special section on charities involved in relief efforts for the 2004 tsunami in South Asia. Give.org is affiliated with the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB). http://www.give.org/reports/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Jan 13, 2005 Holiday Giving Guide
"Find a charity you can trust."Provides tips for making decisions about donations, statistics, information about workplace donation campaigns, and a list of the highest and lowest rated charities in various subject areas. From Charity Navigator, an organization that "works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's largest charities." http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/holiday.main.htm Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Dec 6, 2006 Think Before You Pink
This site advises asking questions before purchasing "pink ribbon" items (sold to support breast cancer awareness and research). Questions include "How much money goes to the cause?" and "Will it truly affect the fight against breast cancer?" The site includes a history of the pink ribbon, examples of pink ribbon items, links to news, and information about topics such as cosmetics that contain chemicals which may be linked to cancer development. From Breast Cancer Action. http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/ Topics: Cancer, Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Women's Health Last updated Oct 12, 2005 |
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