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Rhonda Clark has cerebral palsy, asthma and osteoporosis. She gets around with the help of an automated wheelchair, and she must pay someone to drive her modified van.

BBB vows to revise charity policy (The Charlotte Observer)

The Better Business Bureau of Southern Piedmont said Monday it is changing immediately how it corresponds with charities it evaluates, responding to criticism from organizations with negative reports. On Monday, three area charities called the BBB to complain that its online evaluations of them were incorrect and outdated. If the BBB had accurate information, leaders of all three charities say ...

Before you hand out ... (The Charlotte Observer)

During the holidays as consumers dash to shopping malls, charities ramp up their fundraising efforts. Eighty percent of charitable funds are raised in November and December, according to the Better Business Bureau. How do you know if a charity is using your money wisely? How can you check out a group before contributing? Do some research (it's easy, especially online) and use some common sense ...

As colleges rake in cash, charities struggle in Mich. (Michigan Daily)

Donations to charities in Michigan have decreased more than 20 percent over the last year, according to a recent report, but donations to the University of Michigan and the state's two other research universities are at some of their highest levels ever.

How to check out a charity (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

A little research will make certain your money really goes toward your causes.

Now's the season to train kids in the ways of charitable giving (Baltimore Sun)

Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance The message of giving is all around us now. That makes the holiday season a good time to develop philanthropic habits in children.

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Posted on: Nov 19, 08 10:53 am by: David Hutchings
	Can any of you give me some advice about this?... The Boston Archdiocese said it raised $10. 85 million in 2004 through its annual fund drive, an increase of more than $500,000 over the previous year. Nearly 54,000 Catholics contributed, up about 20 percent from the year before.

Posted on: Nov 18, 08 09:51 pm by: Emily Perkins
	I thought that you should all take a look at this... Nearly 54,000 Catholics contributed, up about 20 percent from the year before. Archbishop Sean O'Malley called it a "heartwarming sign" after three years of fallout from the scandal, which saw numerous priests defrocked. However, the fund-raising campaign still fell far short of the $17 million the archdiocese raised before the scandal erupted in early 2002.

Posted on: Nov 18, 08 09:57 am by: John Davis
	Heh, look at what I found... The Boston Archdiocese said it raised $10. 85 million in 2004 through its annual fund drive, an increase of more than $500,000 over the previous year. Nearly 54,000 Catholics contributed, up about 20 percent from the year before.

Posted on: Nov 18, 08 09:51 am by: Kathy Hutchings
	Look at what finally happened... Without that, the economy's not going to have much of an effect on giving. " Perhaps the best news for colleges and universities was the 21. 5 percent increase in gifts from non-alumni donors — often parents of alumni, community members or donors who want to back specific research.

Posted on: Nov 18, 08 12:49 am by: Coy Flores
	What do you all think of this?... Kaplan said that may be because colleges are keeping better records and now simply have more alumni to target who figure into the calculation. But she said they may also be focused on securing larger donations from major donors rather than on getting a broad base of alumni in the habit of giving, even small amounts. If that's the case, the strategy could negatively affect future fund-raising.

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