-- About Our Guest --  Laurie has logged more than 10,000 hours as a nonprofit financial analyst, including advising a wide range of media outlets on investigative pieces involving nonprofits, conducting research and financial analysis, and providing interviews for television and radio, as well as print/online publications.  Laurie has been quoted in publications like The Wall Street Journal and She has also vetted charities for feature on Good Morning America, and has worked with 60 Minutes, Canada's The Fifth Estate, and many other news organizations on charity-related investigations.  Laurie’s interest in charity began in her youth and spent the early part of her career in various accounting roles at for-profits before transitioning into her first nonprofit position which has ultimately brought her to be the Executive Director of the biggest charity watchdog in the United States, Charity Watch after 16 years of commitment to the organization and its mission. -- About Charity Watch -- Give Thoughtfully. CharityWatch serves only the interests of the donating public—donors just like you. CharityWatch's ratings do not merely repeat what a charity reports about itself in its "impact" reports or tax filings using simplistic or automated formulas. We dive deep into charity audited financial statements, tax filings, state solicitation filings, and other information so we can let you know how efficiently a charity will use your donations to fund the programs you want to support. CharityWatch exposes nonprofit abuses and advocates for your interests as a donor. As the only independent charity watchdog in the United States, CharityWatch relies on your support to fund our in-depth research and analysis in order to bring you independent charity ratings that you can rely on to help you make more informed and intelligent giving decisions. --- Follow Charity Watch & Laurie Styron --- https://www.charitywatch.org Charity Watch: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/charitywatch.org/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/CWTips LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-institute-of-philanthropy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/charitywatchdog Laurie Styron: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laurie.styron.39 Twitter - https://twitter.com/lauriestyron LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriestyron --- About GoodViral ---  We believe that people can, and want to, do more to help others.  So we invite you to join the conversation about the small and large ways that we can help people, animals, and the planet.  You don’t have to do much to inspire a lot. Through this podcast, we want to make it easier for people, like yourself, to be involved. This is the beginning of the GoodViral movement.  We are all GoodViral. We are all the community and movement towards good actions and progress for people, animals, and the planet. More to come in addition to the podcast. Subscribe and be part of the movement.  When Good Goes Viral, The World Gets Better. --- Check out our website for the podcast ---  https://goodviral.org/podcast  --- Follow GoodViral ---  ALL social media platforms: @GoodViralOrg  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@goodviralorg?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodviralorg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/good-viral-a877a9216/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodViralOrg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOWY8fKndsnBdatJh00giSg #charitywatch #charities #lauriestyron #factcheck #fakenews #investigativereporting #viralstory #Goodcause #environmental #animals #humanitarian #goodvi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/goodviral/message