Tag Archives: Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance

Child illness charity soliciting in Las Vegas fibs about fundraising costs

Posted on April 3, 2022 by William P. BarrettApril 3, 2022

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Did Childhood Leukemia Foundation claim violate Nevada law?

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Las Vegas injured-cop charity still spends way more on overhead than police

Posted on December 26, 2019 by William P. BarrettDecember 26, 2019

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Injured Police Officers Fund is murky on where other money goes

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Iffy cancer charity trolls anew in Las Vegas

Posted on February 7, 2019 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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United Breast Cancer Foundation still spends most cash donations on fundraising and telemarketing appeals

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Kids Wish Network–one-time ‘worst charity in America’–prowls anew in Las Vegas

Posted on September 16, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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Repeat pitch earns a nomination on my own list of ‘America’s Stupidest Charities.’

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A charity fundraising pitch in Las Vegas for the dogs

Posted on June 11, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 8, 2020

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Some 86% of donations to Dogs for Law Enforcement goes for fundraising rather than K-9s.

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Another iffy cancer charity solicits in Las Vegas

Posted on February 27, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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United Breast Cancer Foundation gets little love from charity watchdogs

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Pitch from dodgy cancer charity graces holiday time in Las Vegas

Posted on December 22, 2017 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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Women’s Cancer Fund is part of Cancer Recovery Foundation International, which spends little of its cash donations fighting cancer

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Unregistered charity with high overhead trolls for Las Vegas money

Posted on August 16, 2017 by William P. BarrettAugust 16, 2017

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Fundraiser for Crisis Relief Network admits only 12% of donations go to cause

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Firefighters charity cleared to solicit in Las Vegas is more smoke than fire

Posted on August 3, 2017 by William P. BarrettAugust 3, 2017

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Firefighters Charitable Foundation spent just 3.5% of donations in good deeds

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Las Vegas nonprofit for injured cops is legit but has high overhead

Posted on January 21, 2017 by William P. BarrettJuly 26, 2018

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Injured Police Officers Fund has been around since 1982

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Lying police union makes a lying pitch for money in Las Vegas

Posted on December 15, 2016 by William P. BarrettDecember 15, 2016

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International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, d/b/a National Police and Troopers Association, falsely depicts itself as a charity aiding fallen officers

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Cash gifts to veterans charity trolling Las Vegas do little good

Posted on October 25, 2016 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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Maybe 9% of money donations to Foundation for American Veterans was spent on charity

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Sketchy police nonprofit pitches in Las Vegas

Posted on September 27, 2016 by William P. BarrettDecember 11, 2016

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National Police and Troopers Association, part of the International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, falsely depicts itself as a charity

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