The American Institute of Philanthropy publishes a charity guide that can be purchased through www.charitywatch.org, and the Federal Trade Commission provides tips for donors (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel01.shtm) and handles
complaints about charities.
Not exact matches
The most complained -
about ad was a poster for the Islamic Relief
charity, which generated 56
complaints from customers.
St Mungo's responds to the article reported in the Guardian
about a
complaint made to the
Charities Commission and the Information Commissioners Office
about how we work with Non-UK rough sleepers.
In a new filing to the IRS — adding to an active investigation prompted by a 2012
complaint that ALEC is operating as a corporate lobbying group while registered as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit
charity — the watchdog organizations detail for the first time how Exxon has used ALEC as a key asset in its explicit campaign to sow uncertainty
about climate science, undermine international climate treaties and block legislation to reduce emissions.
This is all
about the time when Lord Winston got himself embroiled in a
complaint about an advertisement he appeared in (I think the payment went to
charity) but the
complaint has upheld, and one of the counts was that it was untruthful, which boils down to making science based claims for the product that were not up to the standards required for broadcast.
The LeO's website is www.legalombudsman.org.uk and contains useful information including the criteria for accepting a
complaint (broadly, only from individuals and small businesses,
charities and similar organisations) and time limits - LeO will accept a
complaint six years from the date of the act or omission or three years from when you should have known
about the
complaint provided that date is not before 6 October 2010.