GuideStar:
Free service with information on the programs and finances of more
than 650,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations.
http://www.guidestar.org/
American Institute of Philanthropy:
A nonprofit charity watchdog organization that helps donors make
informed giving decisions.
http://www.charitywatch.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://nccs.urban.org/
Wise Giving to Charities:
Ten ways to help ensure your donations are used effectively.
http://www.heartsandminds.org/articles/wisegive.htm
Quick Donations:
Collection of web sites allowing visitors to make a donation to a
variety of causes.
http://www.quickdonations.com/
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
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/
ABCNEWS.com : 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.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/primetime/WorldNewsTonight/charities030717.html
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.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series2/charity_scam_nightingale_undercover_expose.shtml