(originally published on Nick's Book Blog)

Here's an article from the San Luis Obispo Tribune that talks about how to do some investigative work before giving to nonprofits. There's so much of this kind of accounting that goes on, it's hard to tell whether the folks are just clueless (often) or deceptive. This kind of info is helpful to both donors and organizations, if people will take the time and do the research. Why don't people do the research? I think people are maxed out on the time they can give to this kind of stuff.