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Tag Archives: Wise Giving Alliance

Nominee for ‘America’s Stupidest Charities’ list calls again in Seattle

Posted on July 1, 2015 by William P. BarrettJuly 1, 2015

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National Vietnam Veterans Foundation d/b/a American Veterans Support Foundation makes another pitch to known critic

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged American Veterans Support Foundation, Better Business Bureau, charitable commitment ratio, Chrity Navigator, fundraising efficiency, J. Thomas Burch Jr, Mike McCann, National Society of the sons of the American Revolution, National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, Wiliam H. Burch, Wise Giving Alliance | 10 Replies

Charity telemarketer plaguing Seattle files for bankruptcy

Posted on April 10, 2014 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Associated Community Services kept most of money raised, but problems still arose

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged ACS, America's Stupidest Charities, American Association for Cancer Support, American Veterans Education Foundation, American Veterans Support Foundation, Associated Community Services, Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation, BBB, Better Business Bureau, Breast Cancer Support and Research Fund, Cancer Fund of America, Cancer Support Fund, Cancer Support Services, Children With Hair Loss, Children's Cancer Fund of America, Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation, Children's Leukemia Research Association, Community Charity Advancement, Firefighters Assistance Fund, Firefighters Support Services, Law Enforcement Education Program, National Children's Leukemia Foundation, National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Pulitzer Prize, Richard Cole, Tampa Bay Times, United States Armed Forces Association, Veterans Support Foundation, Vietnam Veterans of Washington State, Wise Giving Alliance, Youth Development Fund | 1 Reply

Another sketchy charity trolls for cash in Seattle

Posted on January 18, 2014 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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National Vietnam Veterans Foundation d/b/a American Veterans Support Foundation spends very little of donations on good works

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged American Veterans Support Foundation, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, charitable commitment, Charity Navigator, Eatontown, fundraising efficiency, J. Thomas Burch Jr, Midwest Publishing, National Vietnam Veterans Foundation, Oregon's 20 Worst Charities, Outreach Calling, Telecom Enterprises, William Burch, Wise Giving Alliance | 16 Replies

Seattle’s United Way of King County still gilds the lily

Posted on December 5, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Nation’s biggest UW unit calculates its financial efficiency using a Leave Out Most of The Bad Stuff formula.

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged Better Business Bureau, Bill and melinda Gates Foundation, charitable commitment, charitable financial efficiency, gilding the lily, King John, Moss Adams, Moss-Adams LLP, Shakespeare, United Way King County, United Way of King County, UWKC, Wise Giving Alliance | 4 Replies

Dubious charity playing in Seattle scores a dubious hat trick

Posted on May 28, 2013 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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Most of what the Breast Cancer Research and Support Fund raises in cash benefits only the fundraiser

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged BBB Wise Giving Alliance, BCRSF, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, Breast Cancer Research and Support Fund, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, charitable commitment, charity reverse hat trick, Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation, Community Charity Advancement, Courtesy Call, donated medical goods, fundraising efficiency, gift in kind, gifts-in-kind, GIK, Lea Goldman, Marie Claire, Pompano Beach, Seattle Cancer Alliance, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seven Sisters of Healing, The Big Business of Breast Cancer, Wise Giving Alliance, World Help, World Helpless | 198 Replies

Another dubious charity solicits in Seattle

Posted on April 17, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 6, 2014

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This time it’s the United States Armed Forces Association

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Posted in Seattle charities | Tagged Associated Community Services, Better Business Bureau, Cancer Fund of America, Central Processing Services, Gates Foundation, United States Armed Forces Association, United Way of King County, Veterans Support Foundation, Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund, Wise Giving Alliance | 38 Replies

A dubious charity solicits in Seattle

Posted on March 4, 2012 by William P. BarrettJuly 7, 2014

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Cancer Fund of America looks for donations around Puget Sound

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Posted in Seattle charities, Seattle culture, Seattle image | Tagged accounting tricks, BBB, Better Business Bureau, Bill Gates, Bundle.com, Cancer Fund of America, charitable commitment, Forbes, Form 990, fundraising efficiency, Gates Foundation, gift in kind, GIK, IRS, James T. Reynolds, joint costs, Lea Goldman, Marie Claire, Sam Reed, United Way of King County, Volunteering in America, Washington Secretary of State, Wise Giving Alliance | 12 Replies

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