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For Consumers and Donors
For Charities and Professional Fundraisers
Government Resources

For Consumers and Donors

• American Institute of Philanthropy
• Avoiding Fraud (Federal Trade Commission)
• Avoiding Fraud (Federal Trade Commission) (Español)
• BBB Standards for Charitable Solicitations & Wise Giving Guide
• Business search
• Charity Navigator (evaluates financial health of charities)
• Denver Post Season to Share
• Guidestar: Charity financial statements and Form 990 Information Returns
• Ministry Watch
• National Center for Charitable Statistics/The Urban Institute
• Operation False Charity
• Six Important Facts about Tax-Exempt Organizations - IRS

For Charities and Professional Fundraisers

• Association of Fundraising Professionals, Colorado Chapter
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• BBB Standards for Charitable Solicitations & Wise Giving Guide
• Board Source - Developing Nonprofit Boards
• Certified Fund Raising Executive International (CFRE)
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, Newspaper of the Nonprofit World
• Colorado Business Resource Guide
• Colorado Nonprofit Association
• Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (new nonprofits)
• Community Resource Center (new nonprofits)
  
• Council on Foundations
• Fraud Prevention Resources
• Giving Institute, The (formerly the American Association of Fundraising Counsel) 
• Independent Sector’s Governance and Ethics Resource Center
• Internal Revenue Service Online Training for Charities
• National Council of Nonprofit Associations 
• Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado

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Government Resources

• Colorado Attorney General
• Colorado General Assembly
• Federal Trade Commission Telemarketing Information
• Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt Organization Information
• National Association of State Charity Officials
• U.S. Code, Office of the Law Revision Counsel
• U.S. Department of the Treasury 

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