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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
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
044: Using Marketplaces to Move Hunger
043: Monetizing Your Nonprofit's Core Competency
042: Turning Small Actions into Big Wins with Change.org
041: Reading Literacy On Call for Lower Schools
040: Bots don't donate, so don't pay to reach them
039: How to win online voting competitions
038: Stop apologizing and start volunteering with @NewYorkCares
037: Growing Change @Greenpeace with the MobLab
036: Where to start with online course creation for your organization
035: Should you go out of business to achieve the greatest impact?
034: What should nonprofits stop doing?
033: Shift & Reset your thinking about social impact
032: How CauseIQ leverages Nonprofit big data
031: How do you design a game to kick cancer’s ass? Ask HopeLab
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