Charities take to the streets, but at what cost? | csmonitor.com

Charities take to the streets, but at what cost? | csmonitor.com: "Charities take to the streets, but at what cost?
By Jeremiah A. Hall | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
SAN FRANCISCO – Panhandlers have a new tool: clipboards and binders filled with jarring photos, heart-wrenching statistics, and donation forms.

A nonprofit fundraising trend at play for years in Britain has come to the streets of major US cities. Face-to-face fundraising employs teams of young adults donning official-looking uniforms to solicit donations from individuals. Numerous nonprofits are just beginning to use this method, including CARE USA, Children's International, Amnesty International, and Greenpeace."