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Category Archives: Seattle charities
Iffy charity soliciting in Seattle gets more iffy
Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation to cut the amount of donated goods it claimed to receive Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities
Tagged Associated Community Services, Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Dashiel Hammet, gift in kind, gifts-in-kind, GIK, Greg Anderson, Operation Compassion, Seattle Children's Hospital, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Maltese Falcon, Vietnam Veterans of Washington State
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Sexy Gates proposal brings more needling Seattle’s way
Call for a better condom draws a lot of notice Continue reading
Big Seattle charity cuts its bogusly high efficiency claim–a bit
United Way of King County is still making it up Continue reading
Really? Iffy charity says gift will benefit Seattle hospital
Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation spends a whole lot more on fundraising and telemarketing Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities
Tagged Associated Community Services, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, charitable commitment, Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation, Chldren's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Dashiel Hammet, fundraising efficiency, gift in kind, gifts-in-kind, GIK, GIK valuation, Seattle Children's Hospital, The Maltese Falcon, United States Armed Forces Association, Vietnam Veterans of Washington State, Washington State Secretary of State
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Another curious charity around Seattle
Eagle’s Nest Foundation makes big claim on website but small claim in tax returns Continue reading
Strange charity stuff far from Seattle–or not
Tennessee’s Operation Compassion to cut its donated-gift valuations. Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities
Tagged Church of God, Crista Ministries, David Lorency, deworming pills, gift in kind, GIK, Kids Wish Network, King County Police Union, Operation Compassion, Pilgrim Africa, Public Safety Employees Union 513, Public Safety Employees Union Local 513, United States Armed Forces Association, Washington AmVets, World Vision
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Big Seattle charity makes another iffy financial efficiency claim
United Way of King County says its charitable commitment is an amazing 98% Continue reading
Crista Ministries reduces an efficiency claim–a little
Claim of 94% disappears after challenge Continue reading
Seattle-area Crista Ministries now gilds gifts by only 6,400%
But deworming pill valuations still subject to great exaggeration Continue reading
Charity pleading for money in Seattle spent 0% on its mission
That’s the official data on Vietnam Veterans of Washington State Continue reading
Dubious charity soliciting in Seattle gets a break in Olympia
An official state website says Washington AmVets has a 100% charitable commitment ratio, but it looks more like a dismal 22%. Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities
Tagged AmVets, AMVETS Department of Washington, AMVETS National Service Foundation, AmVets Service Foundation Department of Washington, AmVets Service Foundation Dept. of Washington, Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, Cancer Federation, charitable commitment, Childhood Leukemia Foundation, Defeat Diabetes Foundation, fundraising efficiency, Jadent Inc., Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, United Way of King County, Washington American Veterans Service Foundation, Washington AmVets, Washington State Secretary of State
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Another curious fundraising pitch in Seattle
This one is from an elusive police union on behalf of the My ID Club Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities
Tagged Guardian ID Systems Inc., King County Civic Television, King County Police Officers Guild, King County Police Union, King County Police Union Local 519, My ID Club, MyIDClub.org, Public Safety Employees Union 519, Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27, Seattle fundraising, Support Services Incorporated
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What do so many no-solicitation signs say about Seattle?
The city is not a very friendly place Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities, Seattle culture, Seattle drivers, Seattle image, Seattle neighborhoods
Tagged anti-solicitation law, Ballard neighborhood, Crosscut, Knute Berger, Magnolia neighborhood, Magnolia Voice, Maple Leaf Life, Maple Leaf neighborhood, My Ballard, no agents sign, no peddlers sign, no solicitation sign, Seattle Freeze
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Another day, another dodgy charity calls around Seattle
Kids Wish Network spends a lot more on fundraising than kids Continue reading
Another dubious charity solicits in Seattle
This time it’s the United States Armed Forces Association Continue reading
Posted in Seattle charities
Tagged Associated Community Services, Better Business Bureau, Cancer Fund of America, Central Processing Services, Gates Foundation, United States Armed Forces Association, United Way of King County, Veterans Support Foundation, Vietnam Veterans Assistance Fund, Wise Giving Alliance
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