Thanks to Lloyd Mayer for pointing me to new legislation in Oregon that will disqualify state charitable contributions to organizations that spend less than 30% of their functional expenses on charitable programs. H.B. 2060 was signed into…
CNN to Showcase "Worst Charities" Investigation
CNN's AC360 will tonight focus on the 50 Worst Charities investigation we blogged about yesterday. The show airs at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. ET. I'll be watching; I hope you will, too. VEJ
Judge Orders Company to Pay $3 Million for Sham Fundraising
Yesterday we blogged about the nation's 50 worst charities. We wondered just what can be done to stop these organizations from taking advantage of an unsuspecting public. As if in answer to our query, Newsday is reporting that a New...
Virginia Fisher Murdoch, who lives in Florida, searches for her brother Kerry Fisher, whom she believes is homeless in Las Vegas. Virginia “Jenny” Fisher Murdoch had a dream a few months ago that her brother is alive. The…
The real numbers: half of America in poverty -- and it's creeping upward
The Census Bureau has reported that one in six Americans live in poverty. A shocking figure. But it's actually much worse.Almost half of Americans had no assets in 2009, and it's even worse three years later. Putting it in…