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GoFundMe Rolls Out Fundraising Platform For Nonprofits Ahead Of Giving Season
The popular crowdfunding site GoFundMe has helped users raise more than $5 billion to date for a variety of campaigns ranging from medical fundraisers to creative projects. The company is now attempting to corner a major part of the fundraising market: the nonprofit sector. GoFundMe…
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Humane Society Fights Another Battle for Wildlife
When we hear The Humane Society, we think of cute, sad puppies and kittens that need adoption. We also think of slaughtered horses, abused pets, and mutilated lab animals. The Humane Society of the United States fights everyday for the rights of pets and wildlife,…
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Oregon Standoff: Group Says #ServiceNotSeizure
(A view of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge) As federal authorities enter negotiations with the 20 or so extremists currently held up at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon, one environmental nonprofit is stepping up to offer everyday citizens appalled at the situation…
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Social Impact Bonds Could Influence Nonprofit Fundraising
(Part one in a three part series on social impact bonds) A pioneering system for enacting social change yielded its first results late last year, answering few questions as to its efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and future import. Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) – a transatlantic phenomenon with…
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Fundraising Essentials: Mobile Giving
Earlier this month, Paypal announced its 2014 charitable giving statistics. If there is one thing that the numbers tell us, it’s that donors are moving toward mobile devices as their preferred means of digital giving. Paypal – an online payment service – saw a 50…
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Congress Gives Partial Extension to IRA-to-Charity Rollover
On December 16, the U.S. Senate voted to extend several charity tax breaks through only the end of 2014, though many in the nonprofit sector want a permanent implementation of the policies. Many fundraising professionals support the IRA rollover tax break in particular, which they…
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As Donor Behavior Shifts Online, Salvation Army Struggles to Raise Funds
The last few years have seen tremendous growth in philanthropic fundraising, as the economy slowly but surely emerges from the recession. Recent figures indicate that nonprofits raised $335.17 billion in 2013, a 4.4 percent increase from the previous year. This amounted to a 22 percent…
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