Sources

http://www.charitynavigator.org/

This site points people who would like to volunteer in the right direction.  It is basically a search engine for charities, but it also tells you background information on each one.


http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article
/ALeqM5hvUtmDJUw9kiAQKf98S2rZHv4l0QD9B14N4G1

I found this AP article via Twitter..
'The Recession Orders a Double Blow to Many Charities'


http://nccs.urban.org/

The National Center for Charitable Services is the national clearing house for data on the non-profit sector in the United States.  This site offers statistics, graphs and data analysis tools.