Posts Tagged: donations

Prostate Cancer Foundation Rejects Donations Linked to Hacked Photos

The Prostate Cancer Foundation, which funds prostate cancer research globally, recently returned donations totaling $8,000. The donations were raised in connection with a post that was set up on Reddit to disseminate and view hacked nude celebrity photos. Viewers were called to donate to the Foundation to atone for having viewed the photos. In a …

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A New Charity Reporting Option

August 7, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in Accountability, Donations, News, Nonprofits

There are many resources for finding out information about a nonprofit. The best option is to review an organization’s documents yourself. But if you don’t have time for that, where should you go for reliable reporting on nonprofits? The Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation (DMA) is hoping you will turn to their new Nonprofit Dashboard. …

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Should Your Nonprofit Accept a Donation to Build?

August 5, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in Donations, Fundraising, News, Nonprofits

Is your nonprofit considering constructing a new wing or building based on receiving one substantial donation? Before it does, the board should consider all possible outcomes, including ending up in court. Helga Wall-Apelt, a former board member of Florida State University’s Ringling Museum of Art, contributed $6 million to the museum in 2006 for a …

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To Take Or Not to Take … (A Scandalous Donation)

America’s historically black colleges and universities are facing a hard choice: continue struggling for much needed funds or accept a donation from David and Charles Koch. From one perspective, this is a win-win scenario. The colleges get funding in the face of decreases in government funding and aid and the Koch brothers will perhaps attract …

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Online Giving Grows, But Remains Small Percentage of Overall Donations

May 22, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in Donations, News, Nonprofits

Do you think most charitable giving is done online? While online giving increased by about 13% in 2013, according to a survey of 100 of the largest nonprofits conducted by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, it remains a very small portion of total donations. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society reportedly received the largest sum of online …

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AmazonSmile: Shopping for Charity

April 29, 2014 Posted by Jessica Shofler in Donations, Fundraising, News, Nonprofits

Ever wish a portion of all of your purchases supported charity, not just purchases of pink water bottles and (RED)TM t-shirts? AmazonSmile does just that.  When you purchase from the website, the company will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charity (you choose from nearly one million charities). This is in …

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