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FTC Warns Consumers about Potential Charity Scams
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Charitable Donation$:
Give or Take

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Consumer Alert!
Public Safety Fund-Raising Appeals: Make Your Donations Count

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Business:
Facts for Business Donating to Public Safety Fund-Raisers

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Nonprofit:
Facts for Nonprofits Raising Funds? What to Know About Hiring a Professional

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RESOURCES

American Institute of Philanthropy
www.charitywatch.org

American Liberty Partnership
www.libertyunites.org

Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance
www.give.org

Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service
www.the-dma.org/consumers/offmailinglist.html

Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call Registry
www.ftc.gov/donotcall

GuideStar
www.guidestar.org

Independent Sector
www.independentsector.org

Internet Non-Profit Center
www.nonprofits.org

IRS Search for Tax Exempt Organizations
www.irs.gov/plain/bus_info/eo/eosearch.html

National Association of State Charity Officials
www.nasconet.org

National Center for Charity Statistics
www.nccs.urban.org

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