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Givers Give, Scammers Scam: How to Avoid Bad Charities

   Nov 24, 2022



By CharityWatch Executive Director, Laurie Styron. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The busy holiday giving season is upon us. With Giving Tuesday only a few short days away, I hope you will listen to my interview on the Here & Now program on National Public Radio's Boston news station, WBUR. I spoke with Deepa Fernandes, who asked me about the best ways to avoid charity frauds and scams, how to know if a charity is "legitimate," and how to identify worthy charities to support. 

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