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Search results for "Red Cross" ...
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Examining non-profit organizations
This tipsheet lists the most important documents reporters needs to research when covering charities and nonprofits. Those include 990 forms, bond prospectuses, government contracts and audits by watchdog groups.
Tags: donations; fund-raising; charities; religion; foundations; social issues
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Calling Solicitors to Account
Lipman of the Chronicle of Philanthropy presents an article by him, which reports on a study of fund-raising campaign run by commercial solicitors. The story reveals that only one third of the $1 billion that Americans donate every year ends up in charities' hands.
Tags: solicitation; non-profits; donations; fund-raising; CAR
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Tracking Your Hometown Business Overseas
Here's the 18-point checklist for investigating businesses abroad.
Tags: Foreign papers; Chambers of Commerce; labor unions; Red Cross; court filings; regulators; ministries of economic; U.S. embassy