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
087: Things We Learned from SXSW
086: Using the Thank You Strategy (short)
085: The Testimonial Tactic (short)
084: Totally Uncorked with Nonprofit Branding Evangelist Elaine Fogel
083: Amplifying talent in the arts — on both sides of the curtain — with 21C Media Group
082: Understanding workplace giving with America's Charities
081: Risky Business with Risk Alternatives
080: Using Facebook Messaging for Organizations
079: The role of a digital team at Communities in Schools
078: GivingTuesday Predictions and tips for your organization
077: Making fundraising mobile with MobileCause
076: Distilling what you need to know about SEO for social impact
075: How to think about designing and building websites with Great Believer
074: The strategy of staying top of mind with content
073: The Clean Money Revolution - Author Interview
072:How Voting Should Work with Democracy Works
071: Email Fundraising with the Environmental Defense Fund
070: Listening to Communities to Create Better Apps
069: Primal Branding for Nonprofits
67.5: Content Marketing for Nonprofits
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