Avoiding Charity Scams: Laurie Styron Interview

Mar 12, 2022

Don’t get taken advantage of by bad charities. You can’t rely on the government to protect you from charity fraud and scams. Listen to the podcast…

Empathy And Compassion Can Coexist With Discernment And Skepticism

Mar 12, 2022

Join host Bob Sullivan (AARP The Perfect Scam Podcast), CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, and others as they discuss charity fraud and the need to balance our empathy and compassion...

How To Not Become a Victim of Charity Scams: Listen To The Podcast

Mar 12, 2022

CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to host Bob Sullivan (AARP The Perfect Scam Podcast) about how to not become the victim of charity fraud and scams...

Charity Con Artist Steals Oregon Woman’s Property

Feb 18, 2022

High empathy people make the perfect targets for charity scammers. Hear one woman's story about losing 30 acres of her land...

Should I Donate To The Salvation Army?

Dec 28, 2021

When deciding whether or not to support the Salvation Army, donors should consider 4 things: (1) Transparency (2) Financial Efficiency (3) Shared Values (4) Ability to take a tax deduction...

Happy Holidays From CharityWatch!

Dec 23, 2021

Happy Holidays From CharityWatch! A year in review and some last minute giving tips for 2021. Non-itemizers can take a tax deduction for donations to qualifying public charities...

Late Season Tornado Disaster

Dec 13, 2021

On the evening of December 10th – morning of December 11th, several deadly late-season tornadoes caused devastating destruction and fatalities across portions of the Southern United States and Ohio Valley. The...

Easy Prey Podcast: Advice for Donating to Charity on This Giving Tuesday

Nov 24, 2021

"It just becomes this cyclical cesspool of fundraising," says Laurie Styron in her interview with Chris Parker for The Easy Prey Podcast when discussing a common charity accounting trick known as...

Why So Much Junk Mail? And So Many Charity Scams?

Nov 12, 2021

"There's just a huge chasm at times between what a charity is saying about itself and what the finances reveal it is really doing." 

Your Guilt as a Catalyst for Giving

Oct 22, 2021

Scammers and unethical, high-pressure fundraisers use a lot of psychological tricks and emotional manipulation to corner you into making impulsive donating decisions.

Busting the Myths of “The Overhead Myth”

Oct 21, 2021

Before donating to charity, many donors want to know what portion of their donation the nonprofit will spend on programs versus overhead. And this makes sense. Charities and nonprofit fundraisers often...

Say “No” to High Pressure Fundraising Tactics

Oct 21, 2021

When we firmly say “no” to charity scammers, we can say “yes” to efficient and effective charities.