https://np.GivingAssistant.org:

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is this a real site or a scam? they say they are similiar to Amazon Smile, which we also do not use. 

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  • No idea, but I wonder why you don't use Amazon Smile? It's a perfectly legit funding stream. I mean, it's never going to be a huge stream of cash for your org, but I don't think there's any reason not to utilize it.
  • Any site that fails to woo me as real, I do two things:

    1. Look for them on Wikipedia - no page for Giving Assistant, whilst there is a mention of Amazon Smile:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Amazon.com_products_and_services#Donations

    2. Look up the domain name registration, ie, Whois - I normally use:

    http://www.geektools.com/whois.php

    Which gives:

    = = = = 
    Registry Registrant ID: C125830941-LROR 
    Registrant Name: Scott Everson 
    Registrant Organization: Giving Assistant Inc 
    Registrant Street: 180 Sansome St. 
    Registrant City: San Francisco 
    Registrant State/Province: California 
    Registrant Postal Code: 94104 
    Registrant Country: US 
    Registrant Phone: +1.4154845159 
    Registrant Phone Ext: 
    Registrant Fax: 
    Registrant Fax Ext: 
    Registrant Email: sysadmin@givingassistant.org 
    Registry Admin ID: C125830943-LROR 

    = = = = 

    Then you can look at the building using Google StreetView. And in the UK I can invert a postcode (zipcode) to a list of actual addresses - tried that on USPS site, but I'm not familiar enough with it. Is there a web register of Inc companies? There is in the UK for Limited companies. And if all else fails, try searching with the company name and various keywords, such as rogue, fake - see what you find.

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