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July 16, 2020

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Don't Be Misled by Deceptive Business/Charity Marketing

Sep 01, 1999

The names and logos of nonprofit organizations are showing up more frequently in advertisements and packaging for a plethora of products from ice cream bars to nicotine patches. A 1997 study conducted jointly by Roper Starch World...

The names and logos of nonprofit organizations are showing up more frequently in advertisements and packaging for a plethora of pr...

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Feed the Children Execs Accused of Stealing Donated Supplies...

Jul 01, 1999

After conducting a four-month investigation, WTVF, a Nashville television station, recently reported that it had secretly videotaped Feed the Children's Nashville front office "from the executive director on down"...

After conducting a four-month investigation, WTVF, a Nashville television station, recently reported that it had secretly videotap...

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Donors Grant Wish of Telemarketer

Dec 01, 1998

When someone calls on the phone and asks you to donate to an organization with a name like Children's Wish Foundation International, wouldn't you like to think that most of your money would help grant the wishes of terminally ill ...

When someone calls on the phone and asks you to donate to an organization with a name like Children's Wish Foundation Internationa...

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Salvation Army Rates High on Finances but Low on Governance

Jul 01, 1998

After repeated requests from AIP, The Salvation Army has prepared consolidated audited financial statements of its 9,347 centers of operation that provide counseling, shelter and other assistance to...

After repeated requests from AIP, The Salvation Army has prepared consolidated audited financial statements of its 9,347 centers o...

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Appetite Stimulants for the Starving: In-Kind Donations Are ...

Apr 01, 1998

It is easy to be impressed when reading of the large quantities of donated medical supplies and drugs that charities and businesses send to areas devastated by wars, earthquakes and other disasters. These donations usually...

It is easy to be impressed when reading of the large quantities of donated medical supplies and drugs that charities and businesse...

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The Truth About Prospect Fundraising

Dec 01, 1997

The following is a solicitation letter–for new donors from a fictitious charity–that a fundraiser would write only after swallowing a dose of truth serum......

The following is a solicitation letter–for new donors from a fictitious charity–that a fundraiser would write only after swall...

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Holiday Mission Ads May Mislead Public

Dec 01, 1997

During the holiday season, our newspapers and mailboxes are replete with pictures of dreary homeless people digging into a turkey dinner and stories of how "Jack" or "Tom" was saved by a local mission. It is difficult for a caring...

During the holiday season, our newspapers and mailboxes are replete with pictures of dreary homeless people digging into a turkey ...

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A Crafty Project: Is It An Employment Program or Just Clever...

Sep 01, 1997

As you go through your daily routine of looking through the mail, you may find sandwiched between your bills and solicitations a catalog of stunning Indian jewelry and crafts from the Southwest Indian Foundation...

As you go through your daily routine of looking through the mail, you may find sandwiched between your bills and solicitations a c...

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Funding Fundraising Opportunities

Sep 01, 1997

Unlike other charities that have programs to employ disadvantaged people as childcare workers, retail store clerks, landscapers, etc., The Native American Heritage Association hires American Indians "in areas of high unemployment ...

Unlike other charities that have programs to employ disadvantaged people as childcare workers, retail store clerks, landscapers, e...

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