GuideStar 
Free service with information on the programs and finances of more than 650,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations.
http://www.guidestar.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
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
Reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations (USA) that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the voluntary BBB charity standards.
http://www.give.org/
What is a donor-advised fund?
Basic explanation provided by Fidelity Investments.
http://www.charitablegift.org/basics.shtml
