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Call
to Action
Continue
to Inquire on Status of UMCOR Evaluation
In response to
the February 21 Call
to Action, sources have indicated that
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
has begun to evaluate the United Methodist Church UMCOR September 11th
fund. As earlier
reported, UMCOR has received donations in excess of $17,000,000, and yet
barely any of these funds have been expended.
UMCOR even continues
to solicit funds, even though
they have no
idea where/when/if they'll distribute it all.
In order to keep UMCOR in the forefront of the BBB
Wise Giving Alliance, if you have not yet made an inquiry,
click here for a
confidential form to complete and send to the BBB. Simply indicate on
the form that you would like to know why UMCOR doesn't distribute the
donations they've received.
Here's a copy of a recent response from the BBB
Wise Giving Alliance:
From: "Paxenos, Dina" <dpaxenos@cbbb.bbb.org>
Subject: RE: Charity Inquiry
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:30:57 -0500
Dear Inquirer:
Thank you for contacting the BBB Wise Giving
Alliance. This is in response to your request for information on a
nonprofit organization.
We have requested information for an
evaluation from the organization you inquired about [UMCOR] and will send
you a full report when available.
If you would like to investigate an
organization further, please contact the offices of your state attorney
general or secretary of state.
In addition, for more wise giving information,
please see our "Tips On..." publications at:
http://www.give.org/tips/index.asp
Please do not interpret any information
contained in this response to reflect approval or disapproval of any
organization. The information is provided solely to help you use your own
judgment.
If you have any further questions or concerns,
please feel free to contact us. We look forward to assisting you again in
the future.
Sincerely,
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
(a merger of the National Charities Information
Bureau and the Council of Better Business Bureaus' Foundation and its
Philanthropic Advisory Service)
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