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Charity information & resources
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Online resources
Charitable Ohio, Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Includes a section for Resources for Charities, Charitable Webinars (recordings of webinars for charities that the Ohio AG’s Office produced), and the newly-launched Charitable University.
Charitable giving - Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky
This website contains information about Kentucky’s charitable solicitation laws as well as information about registering a charity in Kentucky.
Charting Impact (Effectiveness Policy and Report)
Charting Impact is a tool developed in part by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance to help organizations develop an effectiveness report as part of their strategic planning process. There is also an accompanying worksheet and Example Effectiveness Policy.
Functional Expense Tool
This tool can help charities see how to break down expenses into program, fundraising, and administrative categories.
Example Privacy Policy
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s privacy policy is an example of a policy that meets the requirements of Standard 18.
Cause Marketing Disclosures
This blog post from the Wise Giving Alliance explains what cause-related marketing is and how charities should handle such campaigns in order to be transparent and ethical.