Williams releases 2014 Annual Report on Charitable Solicitations in Colorado

Denver, January 16, 2015 - Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams released the annual report on charitable solicitations, summarizing the information reported by charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and professional fundraising consultants registered to solicit contributions in Colorado.

"This report provides Colorado donors with the information they need to make informed choices about the charities they support. The report also provides information on fundraising trends that charities can use to improve their own development efforts," remarked Williams. "More importantly, this report provides information that helps Colorado’s charities succeed."

The report points charities to resources for industry best practices, offers wise giving tips and industry standards for donors, discusses the common themes in complaints from the past five years, and includes data covering a broad spectrum of charitable solicitations activity. For the first time, this year’s report also offers a new interactive mapping feature that readers can use to analyze the distribution of charities across the state. The report further provides an overview of Colorado’s charitable solicitations rules, laws, and 2014 changes.