Philanthropy

What is a donor-advised fund? - Basic explanation provided by Fidelity Investments.
http://www.charitablegift.org/basics.shtml

American Institute of Philanthropy - A nonprofit charity watchdog organization that helps donors make informed giving decisions.
http://www.charitywatch.org/

ABCNEWS.com Investigation : In Giving to Charity, Let the Donor Beware - There is little regulation as to how much money must be used for a charity's stated cause, and con men and aggressive businessmen are taking advantage of this. <small>(July 18, 2003)</small>
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131956

BBC Inside Out - Charity Scam - Exposes a company, Nightingale, that claims to collect for charity. The company targets bars and pubs of the south of England. <small>(March 3, 2003)</small>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series2/charity_scam_nightingale_undercover_expose.shtml

GuideStar - Free service with information on the programs and finances of more than 650,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations.
http://www.guidestar.org/

Charity Navigator - Guide to help donors make intelligent charitable giving decisions. Offers financial ratings of thousands of American nonprofit organizations and charities.
http://www.charitynavigator.org

Guardian Unlimited : Charity Management - Recent news regarding issues about charities and their leadership. UK.
http://society.guardian.co.uk/charitymanagement/

Wise Giving to Charities - Ten ways to help ensure your donations are used effectively.
http://www.heartsandminds.org/articles/wisegive.htm

So You Want to Donate to Charity? - This full-length article will take you step-by-step through the process of picking out a charity, giving to it, and getting a tax deduction.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/charity/charity.html

BBB Wise Giving Alliance - Reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations (USA) that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the voluntary BBB charity standards.
http://www.give.org/

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) - National repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities.
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/