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ENG 101 VerStrat: How to Check Out a Charity

Guide to vetting charities

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Getting Started

1. Read this article for pointers on what to look for / ask about your charitable organization!

Clark, Jane Bennett. "Five ways to check a charity." Kiplinger's Personal Finance 63:1 (Jan 2009). Academic Search Ultimate. Web. 3 Nov. 2010.

These two articles offer more details.

2. Visit our list of charity vetting sites (see tab above)

3. Use the Article Databases to search magazines and journals for articles about your charity (see tab above)

This may help you find news stories and other analyses of the charity.

United Way Combined Charities

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