Q. BBB reports on charitable organizations; what report does BBB have on the charity currently distributing orange bags in neighborhoods asking for donations?
A. Thank you for the question on this current activity. The Better Business Bureau in Chattanooga is warning people to be on the alert for the pink or orange bags that have shown up in the Hixson and Signal Mountain areas recently.
The bags are from Hope for Domestic Violence or “Clothing for a Cause” and are asking for donations of clothing and other items.
BBB’s national charity organization, Give.org has attempted to gather information for the group also known as NSPIRE Outreach, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The charity will not respond and are reported as “Did not disclose.”
In 2014, the State of Tennessee imposed a $45,000 civil penalty against NSPIRE Outreach. Secretary of State Tre Hargett said the organization misrepresented itself by saying it works with other organizations in which it has no affiliation.