Bridgespan Group and Liberation Ventures

1. Never give your credit card number or other personal financial information to unknown callers. 2. Ask who’s calling–a professional solicitor or an employee of the charity? If the call is from a telemarketing company, ask what percentage of your gift the charity will receive. 3. Get the name straight. Many organizations raising money for the same cause have names...

There’s no way to stop all unwanted charity mail, but these tips can help: 1. Discard appeals that don’t interest you. No charity expects a response from everyone it solicits. Responding with even a few dollars to a charity request puts you on its mailing list, a list it may decide to share with other charities. 2. Write directly to charities...