When it comes to charitable fundraising, there are myriad rules and regulations governing solicitations – and for good reason. Proper oversight ensures that donors can be confident their contributions are going to support the charitable work they believe in. This confidence helps foster more giving and more of the critical charitable work our communities depend on.
But some states have taken this oversight too far. Connecticut, for example, imposes onerous, unnecessary requirements on paid charitable fundraisers, stipulating they give the state 20-days’ notice before speaking to donors and mandating scripts and materials be submitted to the state in advance. The state also has ignored the rights of donors to privacy by requiring charities to maintain all donor names and addresses for three years … and to provide this private information to the state on demand.
