On 2/19/2013 9:54 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> I must be jaded but I think that most of it has become about making
> money for the companies contracted to do the fund raising than about
> raising money for the charity.

That's not jaded, that's a fact. The fund raising companies can legally
keep just about the whole amount. You have to donate directly to the
charity if you want to make sure you're not paying some scammy business.

nancy