Who Called Us

UPDATE. Cross posting. Read full article here: . From the August 2010 Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report:

"Donors who have been misled or harassed by charity telemarketers know how insidious some telephone fundraisers can be. In a signal that the regulators know it, too, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered the operators of the telemarketing company Civic Development Group (CDG) to pay $18.8 million, the largest penalty ever handed down in a consumer protection case."

"CDG fundraised for numerous local firefighter, police and veterans charities. They also had contracts with several groups that received F ratings from AIP, including Cancer Fund of America, Children's Charity Fund/A Child's Wish Foundation, Disabled Veterans Association, Firefighters Charitable Foundation/Fire Victims, and the Childhood Leukemia Foundation. The Virginia Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the AIP F rated charity, Paralyzed Veterans Association, was also a client of CDG."

I highly recommend reading the articles regarding any cancer, veteran etc. group you are considering for donations. Some real eye openers on some national organizations.

Remember telemarketers are not covered by the DNC registry and you have to tell them to remove you from their call list. If they continue to call after you have told them to remove you, then report them to the FCC, DNC registry and the Attorney General's office.

Caller left no message on answer machine.

Cancer Fund of America is a scam fundraiser. Charity Navigator, the charity evaluation site, gives it a Zero rating.

These people called nonstop even after I told them no.

Cancer Fund of America