Monday, January 31, 2005

TheStar.com - Ensuring donations go to good use

TheStar.com - Ensuring donations go to good use: "Ensuring donations go to good use
Ellen Roseman has some tips for those concerned about how charities operate

ELLEN ROSEMAN
When you give money to charity, you hope your donation will be used for charitable purposes.
You don't want to pay for staff salaries or office furniture. And you worry about contributing to a group that hands over much of the proceeds to professional fundraisers.
Last week, we talked about the financial information on charities accessible to the public through the Canada Revenue Agency's website. (Go to http://www.cra.gc.ca, under Programs click Charities. Search by name or registration number.)"

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