GuideStar  
   Free service with information on the programs and finances of more than 650,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations.
   http://www.guidestar.org/

National Charities Information Bureau  
   NCIB's mission is to promote informed giving and charitable integrity.
   http://www.give.org/

American Institute of Philanthropy  
   A nonprofit charity watchdog organization that helps donors make informed giving decisions.
   http://www.charitywatch.org/

Wise Giving to Charities  
   Ten ways to help ensure your donations are used effectively.
   http://www.heartsandminds.org/articles/wisegive.htm

So You Want to Donate to Charity?  
   This full-length article will take you step-by-step through the process of picking out a charity, giving to it, and getting a tax deduction.
   http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/charity/charity.html

Charity Navigator  
   Guide to help donors make intelligent charitable giving decisions. Offers financial ratings of thousands of American nonprofit organizations and charities.
   http://www.charitynavigator.org

Guardian Unlimited : Charity Management  
   Recent news regarding issues about charities and their leadership. UK.
   http://society.guardian.co.uk/charitymanagement/

BBC Inside Out - Charity Scam  
   Exposes a company, Nightingale, that claims to collect for charity. The company targets bars and pubs of the south of England.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series2/charity_scam_nightingale_undercover_expose.shtml

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)  
   National repository of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. Its mission is to develop and disseminate high quality data on nonprofit organizations and their activities.
   http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/

ABCNEWS.com Investigation : In Giving to Charity, Let the Donor Beware  
   There is little regulation as to how much money must be used for a charity's stated cause, and con men and aggressive businessmen are taking advantage of this.
   http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131956