CITIZEN-TIMES.com: Solicitors take big cut for fundraising

CITIZEN-TIMES.com: Solicitors take big cut for fundraising: "a telemarketer representing your favorite charity or local fire department calls this week for an end-of-the-year donation, consider mailing a check directly instead of giving over the phone.

That’s because telemarketing companies kept as much as 40 percent of donations to some fire departments and rescue squads in Western North Carolina this year.

They took an even greater chunk of money from state residents meant for a wide range of groups, according to an annual report by the North Carolina secretary of state’s office."

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