The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Telemarketers Kept 66% of Gifts, Study Finds

By Harvy Lipman

Slightly more than one-third of the money professional fund-raising companies raised on behalf of Connecticut charities ended up in the hands of the nonprofit groups, according to a report by state officials.

That was the highest percentage to go to charities in the 17 years that the state has been tracking the performance of paid telephone solicitors,...

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