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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
064: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit Author interview Beth Kanter, Aliza Sherman
063: How Video Games Can Save the World - Author Asi Burak
062: Author Interview - Mission Control
061: The Foxiest Fundraising Data To Explore From MJFF
060: How to make your Cause More Effective at Fundraising
059: Domains that are saving the environment: Announcing .ECO
058: Food from Tablets to Tables & The Metrics of Dignity
057: Golden Moments with Golden Volunteer
056: Technology Trends for Tomorrow with Future Today Institute
55: How we built a successful web product MVP with $100
054: Texts that Change Climate with ACE Climate Education
053: Awesome Automation Tools Used By The True Colors Fund
052: Helping Homelessness with Hope Data
051: Making Food Stamps User-Friendly
050: The data behind donor retention with CauseVox
049: Bit.ly and Canva Tips from TopNonprofits
048: How to Select, Run, and Attend a Conference like a Boss
047: Back to the Future of Fundraising with MJFF
046: What happens when the world has internet? Avinash Kaushik
045: Data Storytelling Time with Avinash Kaushik
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