Category: Donate with Honor

March 28, 2019

The operators of two purported sham charities have agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorneys General of Missouri and Florida that they deceived donors with false claims that their organizations helped disabled police officers and military veterans. The operators of both schemes are permanently banned from charitable solicitations or otherwise working for charities.

Continue reading “FTC, MISSOURI & FLORIDA Continue Fight against Sham Charities; Shut Down Operations That Falsely Claimed to Help Disabled Police Officers and Veterans”

Generous Americans give more than $2.5 billion a year to some 40,000 charities with missions designed to help veterans. Lately, however, this crowded field has been inundated by fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC launched Operation Donate with Honor in July to spotlight the problem of fraudulent and deceptive fundraising on behalf of military and veterans’ causes. Continue reading “Fox News: FTC, states, target bogus veterans’ charities in new crackdown: ‘It’s war profiteering’”

In the BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s continuing Wise Giving Wednesday series about the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with state Attorneys General and state charity regulators, we take a closer look at another one of the referenced veterans charities that was the subject of government action: National Vietnam Veterans Foundation. This organization was accused of mismanagement and misspending funds. Continue reading “BBB Wise Giving Alliance – Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Veterans Charity Misspends Funds and Is Permanently Closed”

In the BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s continuing Wise Giving Wednesday series about the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with state Attorneys General and state charity regulators, we take a closer look at one of the referenced veterans charities that was misleading donors: Healing American Heroes. Continue reading “BBB Wise Giving Alliance – Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Charity Misled Donors in Appeals for Phone Cards for Troops”

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s Wise Giving Wednesday last week featured the “Donate With Honor” press conference held at the Washington DC office of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with state Attorneys General and state charity regulators. Among other things, the conference sought to educate donors by helping them avoid misleading charity appeals and find trustworthy charities. This week, we’ll take a closer look at one of the featured cases: VietNow National Headquarters. This Illinois-based veterans charity was forced to stop operations after a November 2017 action collectively taken by 24 states led by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Continue reading “BBB Wise Giving Alliance – Wise Giving Wednesday: Donate With Honor – Shutdown of Illinois Veterans Charity”