October 16, 1997
South Dakota Report on Phone Solicitors
Telemarketing companies kept 71.3 per cent of the money they raised last year from South Dakotans in behalf of South Dakota charities, according to a new report from the State Attorney General's Office. That is slightly more than the percentage they kept in 1995.
The companies raised a total of $1,167,596 in 1996 and passed on only $335,221 to non-profit groups. The rest covered fees, salaries, commissions, and other expenses.
The report shows a broad
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