Web site guides potential gift givers

Web site guides potential gift givers: "Web site guides potential gift givers


By BARBARA LIVINGSTON NACKMAN
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: January 13, 2005)

With hundreds of thousands of dollars heading to charities this month, a Garrison resident's Web site to help inform potential gift givers about organizations is becoming even more valuable than when it launched three years ago.
John Dugan founded Charity Navigator in 2001 with a Web page reviewing and analyzing nonprofit charities that seek donations.
'We are a resource for the individual donor � and they are a big piece of the pie,' Dugan said. 'We shine the light on charities not well-known, spotlight lousy ones and remind people of tried-and-true favorites.' "