Three-fourths of the charities that answered the survey said the recession had forced them to dismiss workers or cut other spending.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

Charity Navigator says the most efficient charities spend at least seventy-five percent of their budget on their programs and services.

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For example, read copies of a group's financial records and be careful of groups with names that sound like well-known charities.

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There are some organizations in the United States that act as watchdogs, rating the financial health of charities.

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And the charities are thinking they will raise only one or two percent more in two thousand ten than they did this year.

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In fact,donations increased for some kinds of charities, including religious organizations, last year after adjusting for inflation.

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And even honest charities may not use the money in ways that some donors would like.

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Other charities that will receive money are Oxfam America, the Red Cross,UNICEF, the United Nations World Food Program and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

Margaret became involved in social and political events, hosting dinners to raise money for charities.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

A million charities and foundations are recognized as tax-exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service.

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The report says two-thirds of public charities receiving donations experienced reductions last year.

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The Web site offers free rating information on more than five thousand charities.

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Charities commonly raise money by mail, over the phone or on the Internet.

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She returned to her job in Texas and began Baal Dan Charities.

VOA: special.2009.08.10

Thirteen percent went to education and seven percent went to health-related charities.

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Still,many charities are not expecting an increase in donations anytime soon.

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Last week,in Toronto, international charities held the first-ever Girls 20 Summit.

VOA: special.2010.06.24

So which kinds of charities receive donations?

VOA: special.2009.11.02

Second Harvest has also received more requests from around the country to dispatch food to shelters and other charities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.09

Now a group of charities and celebrities has launched a campaign to get some of the money back.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

"They used purported charities, entities supposedly set up to do good works, as vehicles for laundering millions of dollars in illicit funds.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

The rabbis are accused of using their congregations' charitable organizations to launder about from alleged illicit activity through their charities' bank accounts.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

But there is good news in the future for the Salvation Army and other charities.

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

"He stole from charities, from pensioners. I mean he's horrible! From friends, from widows - he's awful!" To date,no one else has been charged in connection with the scam.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

The hotels use energy-saving lights and appliances, buy local wine and produce for their restaurants, compost organic waste, donate old linens and towels to charities, and use an energy-efficient, "green" local laundry.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30