Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
Nonprofit news for the week of October 18th, 2021
Nonprofit Fundraising Off Of Breast Cancer Has “Deep Ties” To Scam PAC Groups
In an investigative report done by OpenSecrets and The Daily Beast, the nonprofit The American Breast Cancer Coalition appears to be a “scheme to extract millions of dollars in donations, mostly from small donors.” Since the organization was launched two years ago it has brought in nearly $3.5 million, most of which gets kicked back to a telemarketing company that was fined $56 million last year for fraud. The group is not a 501(c)3 but is instead registered as a special type of PAC, which allows it to skirt the usual legal and financial transparency requirements. This particular case represents a broader trend of sketchy political groups masquerading as honest charities, according to the report. The FBI has a handy list of tips for avoiding charity scams during the holidays.
Read more ➝16 American missionaries and one Canadian were kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend, according to reports. The kidnapped included 5 children. The missionaries, associated with Christian Aid Ministries, were working as aid workers in the region when they were kidnapped by a large, heavily armed gang. The threat of violence to not only foreign aid workers but Haitians themselves indicates the fragility of a country continuously teetering on the brink of collapse following the assassination of its President and a deadly earthquake earlier this year. This story highlights the immense danger and complexity faced by aid organizations operating “in the field,” particularly those working in underdeveloped countries in response to conflict, disaster, and other humanitarian catastrophes.
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Summary
172: Expanding a Business to the EU is Hard - here's why
171: How are donor emails cultivated in the first 45 days?
170: The Unashamed Guide To Virtual Management - Author Ben Bisbee
169: Census in the time of COVID-19
168: Catching Momentum in a Time of Coronavirus -
167: Fundraising in a Time of Uncertainty - Martin Leifeld
166: The Best Way to Contact Congress - advice from Quorum
165: Fixing Flaky Volunteers - Allen Kramer
164: Is Personalized Video Worth the Lift?
163: How to use the Impact Method - Sarah Olivieri
162: The Power of Pillar Pages - Rachel Clemens
161: Don't Worry, Individual Giving is Down - Sherry Quam Taylor
160: From Nonprofit to Elected Office? - Samra Brouk
159: How to Survive in the Nonprofit Software Business - CauseVox
158: Where Tech and Criminal Justice Intersect - Alia Toran-Burrell
157: "Transform Your Board Into a Fundraising Force" - Kay Sprinkel Grace
156: The 9 Nonprofit Trends to Know From 2019 - Cause IQ
155: The 2020 Privacy Protections Coming - SHIELD & CCPA
154: Adventures at AfroTech 2019
153: Using analytics to answer: Who are my donors? - CauseVox Webinar
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