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Jerry Lewis & Don Imus: The Downside of Charity-Celebrity Co-Dependency

Hitching a charity's reputation to a single individual is a high-risk strategy that pays off—until it doesn't.

Don Imus Using Charity as Pawn in Contract Dispute

The shock jock helped kids with his charity, now they are helping him collect on his $40 million contract with CBS. 

Charities Unwitting Supporters of Shock Jocks

Thanks to the Ad Council (itself a charity), charity ads fill in when commercial advertisers pull out of raunchy radio shows.

The Couples Game

Couples in the same career raise ticklish questions of influence in charities. 

Imus Ranch Violates Charity Oversight Standards

The board consists of Don Imus, his wife, and principals in a company that the ranch pays for management services.  The ranch currently sits on $6 million cash—with not a single independent director.