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    The document provides information from the Better Business Bureau on how to respond to charity telemarketing calls. It lists five key questions to ask telemarketers: 1) Are you a third-party fundraiser? 2) How much of the donation goes to the charity? 3) What is the full name and location of the charity? 4) Does the charity have tax-exempt status? 5) What exactly does the charity do? It advises being wary of pressure to donate immediately and to research charities independently using the Wise Giving Alliance or local BBB websites.

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    The document provides information from the Better Business Bureau on how to respond to charity telemarketing calls. It lists five key questions to ask telemarketers: 1) Are you a third-party fundraiser? 2) How much of the donation goes to the charity? 3) What is the full name and location of the charity? 4) Does the charity have tax-exempt status? 5) What exactly does the charity do? It advises being wary of pressure to donate immediately and to research charities independently using the Wise Giving Alliance or local BBB websites.

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    #280 BBB 04-29-10 177

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    The document provides information from the Better Business Bureau on how to respond to charity telemarketing calls. It lists five key questions to ask telemarketers: 1) Are you a third-party fundraiser? 2) How much of the donation goes to the charity? 3) What is the full name and location of the charity? 4) Does the charity have tax-exempt status? 5) What exactly does the charity do? It advises being wary of pressure to donate immediately and to research charities independently using the Wise Giving Alliance or local BBB websites.

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    MAGNOLIA

    CLIPPING SERVICE
    (601) 856·0911 I (205) 758·8610
    QUITMAN CO DEMOCRAT

    MARKS, MS

    Circulation = 1427

    WEEKLY

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    BBB~ffers checklist in responding'" TE~ARKETING,


    :to cirarity telemarketing
    fronl page 4
    , Ridgeland, - The number of give money on the spot, and be How much of my donation will actually end up
    bogus telemarketers calling to sure to use independent means to with the charity? The callers are required by law to
    :solicit charitable donations do your research." disclose this information to contributors. The BBB
    :Continues to increase. The Better Five key questions to be asked recommends that at least 65 percent be given to
    :Business Bureau (BBB) has long of charity telemarketers: programs.
    :urged cQnsumers 1:00nvestigate Are you a third-party company What is the full name and location of the charity?
    the reliability of charities before raising funds on behalf of the Be wary of charity names that sound familiar or
    ihey make contributions. charity? For-profit fundraisers can closely resemble the name of a well-known
    : '-'Take the time to research keep anywhere. from 25 to 95 organization.
    charities. Those that are legitimate percent of the funds they can Does your charity have tax-exempt status with
    will welcome your donation collect. Most efficient charities the IRS? This is necessary in order for you to
    tomorrow just as much as today," spend less than15 percent on'fund include a contribution to them as a tax deduction on
    says Bill Moak, President/CEO of raising expenses. your income tax return.
    the BBB Serving Mississippi. (Plea!)e see' What exactly does the charity do? If a charity
    "Don't succumb to pressure to TELEMAR~;'NG, page 5) struggles in articulating its mission and programs,
    then it will probably struggle in delivering those
    programs.
    The BBB offers two independent resources for
    checking the validity ofcharities: The Wise Giving
    Alliance evaluates charitiesthat solicit nationally.
    (www.give.org <http://www.give.org/>) BBB
    Mississippi evaluates local charities
    (www.ms.bbb.org<http: www.ms.bbb.org/>/ 800­
    9878280)

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