Nonprofit Direct Marketing Firm Barton-Cotton Files for Chapter 7

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The Nonprofit Times, a trade publication, reported on Monday that Barton-Cotton had lost a major client in recent weeks and had also taken a big hit on a contract where it guaranteed returns.

Barton-Cotton works with nonprofits to increase fundraising through direct marketing such as ad campaigns, telemarketing and direct mail. The company says on its Web site that it has worked with more than 150 notable nonprofits including the American Humane Association, the American Kennel Club, the United States Equestrian Federation and the National Audubon Society.