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Friday, June 6, 2003
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eZine Volume 3 Issue 21: PipeVine Closes Doors
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ISSUE 77
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Demise of PipeVine Raises Ethical Concerns
Foundation Suggests “Wait For Facts” And Redouble Efforts to Protect The Online Donor
http://ephilanthropy.org/ethics
As PipeVine closes its doors the ePhilanthropy Foundation urges a renewed attention to the Code of Ethics.
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PipeVine Admits Spending Charities' Money
Donation Processor's Accounting Problems At Least 2 Years Old
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...
by Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle
PipeVine Inc., the San Francisco company that handled more than $100 million a year in donations before running out of cash this week, acknowledged Wednesday that it had spent some of the money earmarked for charities on its own salaries and other operating expenses, in violation of donors' wishes.
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PipeVine Closing Worries Charities
ANY HINT OF TROUBLE HURTS PHILANTHROPY SECTOR
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/b...
by John Boudreau, Mercury News
The implosion of PipeVine, a San Francisco non-profit that collects money for United Way and other charities, is another blow to a sector struggling in an economic downturn.
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PipeVine Says Audit Showed Shortfall in Revenue
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/05/nation...
by Stephanie Strom, NY Times
PipeVine's financial statements "masked a serious shortfall in revenue," its statement said.
It charged an average of 7 percent of the amount of donations it handled in fees to support itself, but the actual costs of processing donations were 8 percent to 9 percent on average. In other words, expenses outstripped income by up to 2 percent.
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