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April 16, 2008
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- Some charities raise millions for the needy, but little actually gets to them
- Fundraising Concerns Arise Following Tragedies
- Elderly made the targets of donation solicitations by mail
- Poor, Middle Class and Rich: Who Gives and Who Doesn't?
- Scammers Taking Advantage of Boston Bombings?
- Giving to Boston's victims: How to choose a charity
- Hoaxes, Scams Abound After Disasters Like Boston
- Beware bogus Boston Marathon charity websites
- Inside the 'Celebrity Apprentice' charities: The good, the bad and the defunct
- Battle erupts in California over clothes donation bins
- Where Did the Money Donated to Columbine, Aurora, and Virginia Tech Mass-Shooting Victims Go?
- In long run, do charity races pay?
- Debating the Realities of Ranking Charities
- Khloe & Lamar Scandal Fallout: Charity Money Not His, Situation Handled In 'Really Stupid' Way, Says Attorney
- Athlete charities often lack standards
- Connecticut officials ask Sandy Hook charities to disclose how contributions are spent
- Donor beware: Disasters like Sandy bring out the fraudsters in droves
- Why Do Colleges And Charities Speculate With Your Donations?
- Nonprofit CEO Pay: Excessive or Too Low and How Do We Know?
- Armstrong's cancer-fighter legacy still inspires
- Newtown Fraud Investigation
- Measuring The Impact Of Your Charitable Donations
- Tips on Choosing Legitimate Charities in the Wake of Sandy Hook Tragedy
- MoneyWorks: Charity Navigator checks nonprofits
- Family of Newtown victim Noah Pozner says it's going after 'despicable' scam artists trying to profit off tragedy Read more: ht
- Amid Newtown Tragedy, Scam Artists Creep In
- Give Back -- and Be Rewarded at Tax Time
- Checking Where & How Your Charitable Donation Is Spent
- For-profit firms keep lion's share of charity giving
- Making the Most of your Holiday Giving
- 'Tis The Season To Avoid Charity Scams
- AG to donors: Get most bang for your buck
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- How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World's Problems
- Charity Navigator's Newest Rating Dimension: Helping Change the World for the Better
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- How much compensation is too much compensation?
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- Charity Navigator website helps guide potential donors to intelligent gift giving
- Giving back: Louisville tries to help during the holidays
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- Choose wisely and donate with ease during the holidays
- Local organizations receive low ratings from charity watchdog
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- Nonprofits Face Challenging End-of-Year Giving Season
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- Living strong with Lance
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- Livestrong surges; Armstrong drops Tour wins on Twitter
- Museum bosses benefit from skyrocketing pay
- Livestrong celebrates successes but faces crossroads
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- NFL Goes Pink: Raising Awareness or Raising Profits?
- Can LIVESTRONG Live on Without Lance?
- Armstrong resigns as Livestrong chairman
- Lance Armstrong's foundation can go on without him
- Parkinson's nonprofits vie for supremacy
- Editorial: If the phone rings, think twice about donating to charity
- Group: Breast cancer needs a cure, not awareness
- Current, former athletes' charities get millions in taxpayer dollars
- Holiday Giving: Charity That Can Be Year Round
- Aspen-area nonprofit leaders take six-figure salary hikes
- Nonprofit CEO Pay Topping $1 Million Rises With Scrutiny
- The right amount to give to charity
- Major Charities Dupe Donors
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- Charity Navigator Releases New API
- 'Kony 2012': Guerrilla Marketing
- Lance sponsors stay put
- Lance Armstrong Vows To 'Fight' For Cancer Foundation After Walking Away From Doping Charges
- Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation may face 'rough road'
- Mergers and Collaborations for Charity Navigator?
- Calif. sues major veterans charity
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- AG wants charity board members fired
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- Caution is key as people rush online to support shooting survivors
- Lap-Band brothers stop directly soliciting money for what they say is their new charity to help the poor
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- Some question if Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation has the right focus
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- Michigan A.G. warns of 'telemarketing trickery'
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- Santorum's charitable donations lag rivals
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- Checking Out Charities Before You Donate
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- Federal charity drive in tax trouble
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- 'Tis the season for giving
- Imagine a world of givers
- N.J. charities put their faith and hope in stock market
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- Charitable giving can require you to do some research work
- Some charities don't make grade in online scores
- Getting the most from your charity dollar
- Giving wisely this holiday
- A huge relief
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- The Best of Everything 2006: The Best Services to Make Life Easier
- Calling All Cameras: Living Large, Doing Good
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- Stock market surge may boost charities
- Charitable givers can kiss a lot of junk mail goodbye if they're careful
- Local charities in need of some assistance
- N. Texas stepped up after hurricanes hit
- CEOs of non-profits say they bring in top dollar
- Charities tread line between services, pay
- Give from the heart, but use your head as well
- How businesses can make smart donation decisions
- CEOs of charities outpace biggest for-profits in salaries, perks
- Raising Breast-Cancer Awareness Fine, But Show 'Em The Money
- Giving with Strings Attached
- U.S. Charity Chiefs' Pay Averaged $327,575 in 2005, Study Says
- We deserve better from our United Way
- United Way digging out of slump
- Charity Chiselers
- Charities Must Heed the Lessons From Hurricane Katrina
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- Give to Charity but Don't Go Broke Doing It
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- Peggy Adams animal group called cash cow, still gets stellar rank
- You, Too, Can Create a Legacy
- Charity review group paints bleak view of Boca art museum
- A Victory for Charities Is a Loss for Donors
- Charity fraud can be a disaster
- Oxfam Uncovers Fraud in Tsunami-Relief Work
- Feeling Charitable and a Bit Badgered
- Special Olympics faces cost perils
- BSO taps endowment to clear millions in debt
- Westchester Land Trust ranks as top-10 charity
- Having a Blast, for a Good Cause
- 'Police' & 'fire' charities can be as bogus as rest
- It's the United Way
- Seabird Sanctuary Awash In Red Ink, Tax Records Show
- Vote set for today on who juggles zoo
- A Vigorous Recruiter of Workforce Trainees
- Charity claims extra credit
- Veterans charity falls short in giving back
- WCNY paid $12,500 upfront
- New tax law dents charity car donations
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- Charities collecting last-minute donations
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- Not too late to put thought into giving
- A double standard in charity
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- Glitz, Glamour Affecting Charitable Giving?
- Extra chill in the air for nation's homeless
- People follow their hearts in choosing charities
- Doing Well at Doing Good (PDF)
- Charities concerned about holiday giving
- Much has been given, much is still to be done
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- Charities' Costs Sap Aid For Vets
- Remember, charity begins in your own back yard
- When Pay Seems Too Charitable
- Giving Doesn't Require Opening Your Wallet
- The inefficient chase for funds
- Red Cross in critics' cross hairs
- To Charities, Shirts Can't Compete With Cash
- 'Donation fatigue' hampering fundraisers
- Red Cross: At the reins of relief
- Breast cancer fight sees pink
- Faith-Based Groups to Receive Katrina Funds
- FEMA to Pay Red Cross For Some Hurricane Aid
- Despite Katrina efforts, Red Cross draws criticism
- Group ranks 28 Charlotte-area charities
- Trying to Get It Right This Time
- A Generous Response Begins to Slow
- Katrina Charity Scams
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- Smaller Charities Chip In, Too
- Following the Katrina money trail
- Sending More Than Just a Check
- Charities: What you can do
- Katrina Prompts Record Pace of Giving
- Be Wary of Scam Artists After a Disaster Strikes
- Businesses Donating in Great Numbers
- Best Ways To Help Katrina Victims
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- Look before you give to charity
- Few execs grousing on pay at nonprofits
- Questionable Executive Pay Exists At Charities, but It Isn't the Norm (PDF 134KB)
- Invest in charities, not political candidates
- Some donors ask charities not to ask for more money, sell names to other groups
- Deadline for tsunami-aid deductions extended
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- New Challenge For Aid Groups: Lots of Money
- Advice for Donating to Tsunami Relief Efforts
- Report: Dallas least charitable among large cities
- Charities might not get much of gifts
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- For-profit analysis of nonprofits
- Givers Try Top Find Best Charities
- 'Tis the season to give to charity
- Group: Most charities sell donor lists
- The best ways to give to charity
- A seal of good giving
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- What Nonprofit Leaders Want
- Tired of charity hassles? Check out this Web site
- Be sure charitable gift goes to charity
- How Donated Dollars Turn Into Pennies
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- How can I donate my car to charity
- Reader's Digest Presents the First Annual "America's 100 Best" Issue
- Boomers like to give in a big way
- How a Goat Led a Girl Up the Path to an Education
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- If There's Less to Give, Donate More Wisely
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- Bringing Celebrities, Fish and Checkbooks Together
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- 'What Matters' is Staying Afloat
- Charity Cases?
- Lean Times for City's Non-profits
- Charitable Deductions
- Metro Charities Get High Marks
- Seattle-area Charities Having a Hard Time Raising Money
- Twin Cities Charities Highly Rated
- Going to the Dogs
- NYC Charities Inefficient: Report
- City's Nonprofit CEOs Top Nation in Fund-raising
- Baltimore charities bring in big bucks
- Culture Shock
- Local Charities at Bottom of List
- Dallas Nonprofits Among Smallest in the Country
- Nonprofits Lend a Bigger Helping Hand
- Attacking the Messenger Gets Us Nowhere
- To Give or Not to Give
- Giver Beware
- Healy Left Red Cross With Hefty Settlement
- Debate Over Telemarketing Case Should Focus on Reform
- What Gives in Charity Oversight?
- Charities Need Greater Government Scrutiny
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- 'Tis the Season: A Guide to Charitable Giving
- Charity Under Scrutiny
- A New Charity Watchdog Rises
- Web Site Ranks Charities on Finances
- Questions Arise on Accounting at United Way
- 8 Local Charities Win Top Marks
- How to Give to Charities Without Receiving Solicitations
- Charity Begins with a Fiscal Checkup
- Site Assesses Choices for Giving, Give or Take
- Nonprofits Show Losses in the Public's Trust
- Charities Find Donors Scarce as Market Losses Compound
- A New Online Service For Ranking Charities
- Web Site Evaluates Charities' Spending
- Charity Navigator Leads Way
- Dumb Friends, Denver Zoo Win Top Nonprofit Ratings
- Stop, Look, Give
- Judging Charities by the Numbers
- How Efficient is Your Charity?
- Giving: Rating Charity Finances
- Site Rates Charities on Finances
- Checking Out the Charities
- New Watchdog Group Puts Charity Ratings Online
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