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September 23, 2005

Charitable Giving with Confidence

With another weather related emergency facing the Gulf Coast emergency funds and social support networks will be stretched thin. The generosity of the public at large demonstrates their faith that the funds are going where they are truly needed and are being used wisely.

But the outpouring of generosity may attract those with less than noble intentions. To reassure yourself that the funds you donate will be properly and swiftly distributed, the ResourceShelf, an online newsletter created by librarians, has assembled a list of agencies and organizations that investigate, examine and regulate charitable organizations. The list was uploaded to their site on September 8, 2005 as their Resource of the Week.

Posted by hinsdalereference at September 23, 2005 11:08 AM