Charity Navigator and Personal Giving Portfolios

1. Read carefully any charity appeal in the form of a sweepstakes. Usually included are a description of the charity and its programs, an explanation of the sweepstakes game with rules and regulations for contestants, and a pre-coded “entry certificate.” Your entry may be discarded if the rules are not followed to the letter. 2. Sweepstakes that advertise “pre-selected...

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...