In nonprofit financial reporting, the funds spent on telemarketing, direct mail, or other solicitation activities that also include an "action step" or "call to action" are referred to as "Joint...
CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, is interviewed by Brandis Friedman on WTTW's Chicago Tonight program alongside Patrick Rooney, a professor of economics and philanthropic studies at Indiana University's Lilly Family School...
"This is peak time for scammers, some of them being professionals who do scamming as a full-time job. This means that all of us have to be on extra alert...
"Styron says the best advice she can give to avoid charity scams, especially during the holidays, is to be proactive. 'Be proactive because when we're reactive, we make mistakes. The...
Laurie Styron is interviewed by KOAA 5's Patrick Nelson about how to find the best charities while avoiding scams this Giving Tuesday and throughout the holiday giving season. Don't waste...
Is this charity "legit"? Or, more correctly, is this charity "legitimate"? This is one of the most common questions asked by donors. And yet, what a donor defines as a...
"...[C]rowdfunding campaigns [are] the 'Wild West of charity fundraising... Good intentions mixed with hubris is a dangerous combination,' Styron said." Crowdfunding: Don't Rely on the Wisdom of the Crowd.
A very happy Thanksgiving 2022 from CharityWatch! As you prepare for Giving Tuesday, consider the best charities to donate to by viewing our Top-Rated list.
CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron, talks to Here & Now (National Public Radio) to prepare donors for Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday, and the busy holiday giving season.
"But in this case, the person who appears to be benefiting from the public goodwill isn't providing significant funding to the organization."
The promise that donations will be “doubled” is often not even true—at least, not in the way many donors think.
Attempts to computer-automate charity ratings have largely treated automation as an end unto itself, ignoring the complexity and incomparability of the underlying, unaudited financial data, often producing misleading and illogical...
