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
Climate Protests, Ashton Kutcher resigns, and FB Fundraising updates (news)
Day of Service for 9/11 & Pay Gap at Nonprofits (news)
Elon Musk blames Anti-Defamation League For... (news)
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60 Years after a Dream (news)
Who are YOUR people? What is THEIR journey? | The Open Lines Marketing Framework
Telemarketing Scam Costs Charities $22m (news)
Why Don’t Governments Want Direct Democracy Online Petitions?
NYC Asylum Seekers in the Street & Milk Money Story (news)
Humanitarians Sound Alarm On Conflict & Atrocities In Sudan While Donors Fall Short (news)
Green Tax Credits for Nonprofits (news)
Risk of Global Famine is Real (news)
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Global Warn(m)ing for Social Justice Nonprofits (news)
Supreme Court Cancels Affirmative Action (news)
LIV Golf Becoming Nonprofit? (news)
Rebalancing Literacy in the US - What Nonprofits Need to Do Now... (news)
SWAT Raid On Cop City Bail Fund Organizers (news)
Debt Ceiling Compromise Means Cuts to Assistance (news)
New Bill Could Increase Nonprofit Charitable Donations (news)
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