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ARC battles the BBB: Watchdog pulls charity's report. (Late News).(Brief Article)

Non-profit Times, The, March, 2002 by Sinclair, Matthew

The American Red Cross and Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance (WGA) both worked to mollify press reports of a downgrade in the disaster relief group's rating on the watchdog's Web site.

WGA had in late January requested answers to an additional three dozen questions beyond its usual 18-24 month review of a charity. Because of the additional questions, which were specifically related to post-September 11 activities that caused considerable public outcry, ARC was granted until the end of March to complete its task.

Though the watchdog's scheduled review of the human service organization was due for update in February, Bennett M.Weiner, chief operating officer of the Arlington, Va.-based WGA, said it recognized the need to follow up on the...

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