Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
A New York Times investigation has found that a circle of conservative nonprofits, consultants, and shell companies together formed a self-enrichment scheme. Nonprofits loosely construed around conservative causes including The American Police Officers Alliance used aggressive robocall tactics to solicit small-dollar donors that raised $89 million. However, the investigation uncovered that a mere $826,904 of the amount raised went to the organizations’ purported campaigns—the rest went to the companies and consultants that ran the robocalls. The detailed investigation zeroed in on 3 Republican political consultants who together appeared to be the glue that kept the machine going. The organizations in question were registered IRS 527 groups and as such had a responsibility to file with the IRS. Multiple groups used human-sounding robocalls that, with the burgeoning consumer AI industry, may become even more realistic and responsive.
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275: (news) ‘Troll Philanthropy‘ and For-Profit Activism
274: The rise of remote fundraising through the pandemic with atlasGO
273: GivingTuesday up 9% & Clinton Foundation Down 75%
272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study
271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact
270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report
269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY
268: (news) Inflation hits pantries & $3B prediction for #GivingTuesday
267: (news) Infrastructure $ for Nonprofits & COP26 Pledge Updates
266: What I learned at Whole Whale | Exit Pod interview with Janai
265: (news) Climate on Agenda & Nonprofit Ad Spending Study
264: Using Inclusive Language for writing online | InclusivityTool.com
263: (news) Whistleblower Aid vs Facebook & Amnesty out of Hong Kong
262: Fundamentals of Copywriting for a Cause
261: (news) Volunteers kidnapped & Breast Cancer Fraud
260: What happens when Cryptocurrency meets DAFS? Endaoment
259: (news) Nonprofits Helping Afghan resettlement and Indigenous community Reparations
258: (news) Changes at Change.org and NYC Housing self-dealing
257: (news) Billions Pledged at UN & Crypto Giving Trend
256: (news) Haiti Supply Chain Issues & Omaze lands $85M Funding
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