Attorney Generals Summary of Results of Charitable Solicitation by Commercial Fundraisers in California

The term commercial fundraiserÓ (CF) refers generally to a person or corp. that is a for-profit business who contracts with charities, for compensation, to raise money in the charity's name. The CF usually makes a profit by charging the charity a flat fee or a percentage of the contributions collected in the charity's name. Historically, only about 1/3 of the total dollars collected by commercial fundraisers in Calif. actually went to charities. This report shows the results of solicitation by commercial fundraisers in 1997. However, most of the 80,000 charities registered with the Attorney Gen. in Calif. do not use commercial fundraisers to raise funds. Charts & tables.Lockyer, Bill is the author of 'Attorney Generals Summary of Results of Charitable Solicitation by Commercial Fundraisers in California ' with ISBN 9780788185090 and ISBN 0788185098.