Hot Topics Concerning Your Favorite Charities!

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Help With Myanmar Cyclone Relief
Cyclone Nargis has devastated Myanmar, killing tens of thousands and leaving many more on the brink of disaster. See AIP's list of Top-Rated charities who are getting involved to find out how you can help.

AIP's Efforts to Hold Veterans Charities Accountable Featured on National Network TV

See TV Coverage of AIP F-Rated Charities Help Hospitalized Veterans / Coalition to Salute America's Heroes With Comments by AIP President Daniel Borochoff.

Watch TV Coverage of AIP's F Rating of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation or read the story here.

Listen to a Radio Broadcast Listen to AIP President Daniel Borochoff Discuss Veterans Charities on Internet Radio (click on link, then scroll down to "Knowing Where Your Charity Money Goes").

Help with Bangladesh Cyclone Relief. Tropical Cyclone Sidr has devastated the coastal region of Bangladesh, killing thousands and leaving millions homeless. The damage to livelihood, housing and crops from Sidr will be "extremely severe," U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs John Holmes told the Associated Press. Find out how you can help.

Help with Mexico Flood Relief. The flooding in Mexico's Tabasco state affected approximately 1 million people, one-third of them children, and left 70% of the state underwater.

Help with Sudan Refugee Relief. The growing international attention to the crisis in Darfur has failed to alleviate the large-scale violence. The janjaweed militias continue to terrorize civilians and underfunded African Union troops have been unable to maintain peace. Up to 3 million people have been displaced since the fighting began in 2003.

Iraq Crisis The best way to help in the war's aftermath.

The Best Way to Support Ongoing Relief Efforts in Africa. Other crises in Africa continue to spiral out of control and the international community needs to rally to alleviate the suffering.

Listen to the NPR segment about the usefulness of AIP's Charity Rating Guide and Watchdog Report.

Why the American Red Cross is not telling the full story when it says its Disaster Relief Fund is depleted. Listen to AIP’s president on NPR discuss this issue. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Watch AIP’s president’s speech on how to watchdog charities at Society of Professional Journalists’ 2005 National Conference. (Requires Quick Time .)

Pakistan Earthquake Relief The best way to help survivors of the earthquake in Pakistan.

Not all charity watchdogs are the same: Read more about how AIP'S Method Better Judges Charity Efficiency: Why Oxfam Compares Better and UNICEF Worse.

Listen to AIP’s president discuss giving to poor and needy Americans, who have become more visible in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. You will need to slide the knob for the time to about 23:45 to hear the interview. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.) Interview by Maureen Fiedler of Interfaith Voices.

Hurricane Relief The best way to help the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Listen to AIP's president discuss on NPR how to make sure your donation really reaches tsunami victims. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Help with humanitarian crisis in Southeast Asia

Humanitarian Crisis in Southeast Asia There are over one million displaced victims of the earthquake and tsunami; here’s the best way to help.

Listen to the NPR broadcast of AIP’s president discussing The Good and the Bad of Giving on NPR. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Neglected Humanitarian Crisis in Uganda Refugees in Northern Uganda are dying at an alarming rate: the best way to help.

Supreme Court rules in case against telemarketer of AIP “F”-rated charity.
Supreme Court rules unanimously that state regulators can charge fundraisers with fraud if they intentionally deceive donors.
See upcoming Charity Rating Guide for latest developments.

AIP’s congressional testimony on the charities’ response to the 9/11 terrorist attack.

See the Top 25 Compensation Packages of Charity Officers

Should we hand out cash to people on the street? Listen to some pros and cons on NPR segment with “Mr. Dollars” and AIP’s president. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Listen to the NPR broadcast of AIP’s president discussing Harvard’s massive endowment and the issues of reasonable asset holdings and compensation. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Listen to the NPR broadcast of AIP’s president discussing how to avoid the pitfalls and traps in your giving. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Listen to AIP’s comments on an NPR radio discussion concerning emergency relief and charity. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Listen to AIP’s comments on an NPR radio discussion concerning charities’ response to the 9/11 terrorist attack. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Listen to the NPR broadcast about how AIP’s watchdog role and aggressive advocacy for the donating public is making some charities very uncomfortable. (Requires Real Player or Windows Media Player.)

Last Update: May 6, 2008