Charity on Trial : What You Should Know Before You Contribute

by White, Doug

• ISBN13: 9781569803011
• ISBN10: 1569803013
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-15
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

While the nation's love affair with charities is strong and continuing, the increase in indicting news stories over the past several years (including this year's Senate Finance Committee's hearings on the subject) has heightened the public's interest, as well as its cynicism. In the midst of such scrutiny, Charity on Trial seeks to demystify what donors and others should expect from the charitable sector.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	xi
INTRODUCTION	xiii
PROLOGUE: AN ANXIOUS ALLIANCE	xv
Part I Severed Trust
1 THE UNITED WAY	3	(10)
2 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY	13	(10)
3 THE BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF ARIZONA	23	(14)
4 NEW ERA	37	(12)
5 THE GOOD THEY FAILED TO DO	49	(10)
Part II Society and Charity
6 WHAT IS A CHARITY?	59	(10)
7 CHARITY IN AMERICA	69	(14)
8 FIRMLY ESTABLISHED	83	(14)
9 CHARITY AND TERRORISM	97
Part III Warnings and Lessons
10 THE TEXAS LAWSUIT	111	(22)
11 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY	133	(12)
12 THE NATURE CONSERVANCY	145	(10)
13 THE LEGACY OF SOLFERINO	155	(8)
14 THE RED CROSS AND PUBLIC OPINION	163	(16)
15 UGLY TIFFANY	179	(14)
Part IV Charity and You
16 MONEY AND MISSION	193	(22)
17 How CHARITIES RAISE THEIR MONEY	215	(16)
18 WHAT CHARITIES TELL THE IRS	231	(16)
19 THE RATINGS GAME	247	(10)
20 IN A PERFECT WORLD	257	(18)
EPILOGUE: LOOKING IN THE MIRROR	275	(14)
INDEX	289