 Les Hems, Vicki Pulman and Alastair Collett were the experts |
BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live was broadcast on Monday, 16 October 2006, at 1502 BST. This year National Giving Week is from 16 to 22 October.
Are you thinking of making a donation to charity, but would like some advice about the best way to give?
Do you know how to check if a charity is legitimate?
And how much say can you have over how your donation is spent?
Paul Lewis and a panel of experts were here to give you advice on all aspects of giving to charity.
Paul was joined by:
Les Hems of online charity database Guidestar UK Vicki Pulman of the Charities Aid Foundation Alastair Collett of law firm Bircham Dyson Bell