TIGblogs - Dave Matthews

G'Day All --

Some reliable sources of information:

Ascertaining an Organization's Legitimacy, Courtesy of Disability Resources:
http://www.disabilityresources.org/LEGITIMATE.html

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: How To Avoid Charity Rip-offs:
http://www.mdsupport.org/library/wolves.html

Tips for Choosing a Charity: A donor's 10-step guide to giving wisely:
http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/2003_tips.jsp

Know Your Rights: A Donor's Bill of Rights:
http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/rights.jsp

Transparency and Accountability -- Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence:
http://www.mncn.org/info_principles6.htm

Fundraising -- Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence:
http://www.mncn.org/info_principles7.htm

Consumer Watch: Give Without Getting Taken -- PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,65150,00.asp

Perhaps you can suggest some additional -- and/or even better -- resources to identify phony or half-baked on-line "charitable" fund-raising schemes. If you can, please feel free to post them.

Best wishes to all, Dave Matthews
Facilitator, The Civic Action Free University
http://www.tcafu.net
E-Mail Address: civact6@yahoo.com

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