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Run by the U.S.'s Better Business Bureau, the Alliance provides information on charities so that you know where your money goes. (Did you know some charities spend more than 50 percent of their budget -- and sometimes much more than that -- on fundraising, rather than the cause they say they support?!) The Alliance will help you put your hard-earned money toward the causes you believe in, rather than help fund someone's junk mail campaign or executive salaries. From This is True for 23 May 2004 Suggestions for further reading:
 by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Amazon Price: $8.49 Customer Review: Amazing story of one man's mission to bring peace to the world, starting with one of the most difficult areas on the planet. I've never felt so inspired by a true story. He is so right, this is the way out of all the hatred and fear in the middle E...  by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Amazon Price: $8.99 Customer Review: I got this book because my friends recommended it to me. Actually, I got the teen version by mistake but it still tells the whole amazing story of a guy who wanted to make a difference. It is very inspiring and everybody should read it.  by Earl Wilson, Jacqueline Reck, Susan Kattelus Amazon Price: $144.79 Customer Review: This book is atrocious! About a 1/4 of the material is stuff like, "as we will discuss in the next chapter...we will cover more of this in chapter X...as you will see in the following chapter..." OMG! Horrible! Such a gargantuan waste of time. This i...  by Jacqueline Novogratz Amazon Price: $10.87 Customer Review: The book helps one understand the pros and perils of helping groups or individuals in the developing countries. I came away with better idea of why so much aid is wasted and why some people think outside government aid often hurts more than it helps ...  by Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Great book, has a lot of info, hope it works out for me. It gives a lot of guide lines. Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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