Telemarketing and Telephone ServicesCharities
Microsites
- Charity Fraud
Offers useful tips for consumers, business people and nonprofit organizations considering a charitable donation.
- Who's Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud
Explains several deceptive telemarketing schemes, and how you can protect yourself against them. Includes two short videos.
Facts for Consumers
- 10 Things You Can Do to Avoid Fraud [PDF] [BROCHURE] [en español]
Provides consumers with 10 tips for avoiding mass marketing fraud.
- Charitable Donations: Give or Take?
[PDF]
[en español]
Offers tips to help make sure the money you contribute will support a worthwhile cause. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Helping Family and Friends Avoid Charity Fraud [PDF]
Offers tips to help you determine if a family member or friend is vulnerable to, or has been victimized by, a charity scam. Includes a Charity Checklist to ensure that your donation dollars benefit the people and organizations you want to help. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
Consumer Alerts
- FTC Charity Checklist [PDF]
- Give Well: A Guide to Giving Wisely This Holiday Season [PDF]
- Public Safety Fund-Raising Appeals [PDF]
- Supporting the Troops: When Charities Solicit Donations on Behalf of Vets and Military Families [PDF]
- Wise Giving: Helping Victims of the Colorado Movie Theater Shooting [PDF]
Articles You can reprint these articles in your newsletter, magazine or website.
- Steering Clear of Fundraising Scams [PDF]
[en español]
Offers tips to ensure that your donations benefit the people and organizations you want to help.
