Meghan Hoyer
The Virginian-Pilot
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Professional fundraisers that solicit donations in Virginia must file reports to the state showing the amount they raised and the portion that went to charity.
Between January 2008 and June 2011, fundraisers filed more than 1,500 reports about money collected from phone solicitations, magazine drives, mailing campaigns, auctions, thrift store sales and other fundraising efforts. In some cases, these efforts included educational or long-term donor development, which could have affected the bottom line.
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SOURCES: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Consumer Affairs
Note: Some charities that saw returns of less than -100 percent are not depicted in the bar chart. Their information still can be retrieved through the drop-down menu above.
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