Where Most Needed

Sexual Healing vs the Hollywood Hype

A number of different twelve-step programs with a focus on sex addiction have been around for over twenty five years, but remain marginal compared to Alcoholics Anonymous—like most of the other spin-off groups other than NA and Al-Anon.

Charity Bake Sale Proponents Reject Nutritional Guidelines

A New York Times article about the impact of California regulation of food sales during school hours draws widespread scorn. 

Missing Bingo Bucks in Brookhaven

Accusations and allegations fly about $10,000 missing from a charity bingo game supervised by volunteers in a Long Island community, with town officials claiming that a half million may be gone. 

IRS Charts Charity Challenges

In response to a request by Sen. Charles Grassley, the IRS outline its efforts to deal with the changed landscape of charities (and charity abuses) in the United States. 

Shriners: Bookkeeping for Clowns

New York Times finds lax controls in local Shrine clubs yielding little benefit overall for the Shriners Hospitals, which rely on a huge endowment and direct contributions. 

Charity Founder Indicted for Phony Raffles

The raffle promotion promised fabulous prizes, it just didn't say when they would be awarded.

Minnesota Youth Sports Sees Pattern of Charity Bingo Frauds

Realization dawns that for small charities embezzlement is an ever present risk, not just an isolated incident. 

Botched Bingo Busts Boys & Girls Club

The state closed down operation (managed by a convicted felon) for failure to file required reports, and the former executive director collected unemployment while still writing herself paychecks.

Twenty Most Important Charity Stories of 2006

They may not be the stories that gained the most attention, but in my opinion are the most important stories about the charity industry in this last year. 

Ontario Smoking Ban Kills Charity Bingo Hall

Twenty local charities are scrambling to find alternatives.