Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
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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
100: Seth Godin on nonprofit strategy & parenting
099: Earworms for good: Music for social impact
098: Crisitunities & other story telling campaigns tactics
097: How GuardianX is leveraging tech for social change
096: How to #win at Facebook advertising
095: How Cystic Fibrosis Foundation builds rad online communities
094: How Fair Trade Certified is building on 20 years of impact with lean digital practices
093.5: (Short) Phishing for Cyber Security
093: All about GDPR with Stanford PACS
092: Saving the Internet with the Mozilla Foundation
091.5: Things We Learned from #18NTC
091: Sasha Samochina on how NASA fuses science and art (Live from SXSW)
090.5 CFC drops $66M - news update from America's Charities
090: CERN — Doing the things a particle can with James Beacham (Live from SXSW)
089: Lean Data with Emma Lalley and Twisha Mehta (Live from SXSW)
088: WTF with Tim O'Reilly (Live from SXSW)
087.5: Things We Learned from Strata Data Conference
087: Things We Learned from SXSW
086: Using the Thank You Strategy (short)
085: The Testimonial Tactic (short)
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