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
252: (news) Hurricane Ida & Afghanistan Nonprofit Response
251: (news) Afghanistan Fundraising & Nonprofit Democracy Report
250: (news) Afghanistan & Haiti - How Nonprofits are Responding
249: (news) Half of U.S. Gives & ASPCA Overhead Questions
248: From Fellow to Fulltime - Kariesha Martinez exit interview
247: (news) Bezos Blasts Off Donation & Nonprofit Trust Report
246:(news) Nonprofit Closure Trend & Steph Curry Joins NinetyToZero
245:(news) Fundraising Scrutiny & Frontline SMS Closes
244: (news)Donor Disclosure Fight & NCAA Athletes Can Earn
243: Ann Nguyen Exit Interview Podcast
242: (news) Buffett donates Billions Leaving Gates & NFL Pride History
241: The Story of freeCodeCamp - founder interview
240: (news) 5% Rise in US Giving & Juneteenth Official
239: (news) DAF legislation & Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer
238: How To Travel Ethically - Author interview
237: (news) Direct mail price hikes & OpenSecrets.org Launches
236: (news) Nonprofits in Tulsa & USAID Russian Hack
235: (news) Carbon Capture & Fighting Voter Suppression
234: Volunteering through the Pandemic with Golden
233:(news) $1B Meme Coin Donations & Nonprofit job report
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