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Evaluating Charity Groups and Websites

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Saved by Kim Zito
on February 21, 2016 at 5:04:55 pm

Why do we need to evaluate our resources?

Some examples:

Dihydrogen Monoxide Warnings

Reaction by a CA city council: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/mar/24/usa.worlddispatch

17 Times 'The Onion' Fooled People Who Should Know Better

Longest Running Wikipedia Hoax

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/

2015/04/15/the-great-wikipedia-hoax/

Watch this BrainPop

Use the skills you've just seen in the video to evaluate one of these three charities:

Defeat Diabetes Foundation: http://www.defeatdiabetes.org/

Kids Wish Network: http://kidswishnetwork.org/

Children's Aid Society: http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/

To check to see the rating of your selected Charity Group, visit

Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/

Or check with the Better Business Institute's Charity oversight: http://give.org/

Just for Fun

Explore these hoax websites:

Bonus Challenge: Test your skills on one of these pages:

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