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Charitable Solicitations Act

Nonprofits in Washington State that solicit contributions are required to comply with RCW 19.09, the Charitable Solicitations Act, and to register annually with the Charitable Solicitations Program in the Office of the Secretary of State.

Putnam Barber, Senior Advisor at the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the University of Washington, publishes a briefing paper on understanding the Act. The paper, titled "Soliciting for Charity in Washington," is available for download at http://www.tess.org/docs/s4cw.pdf