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Donors Are the Nonprofits of the Future, Part II: Support the Kid Who Buys the Crayons

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Pastor Foley

In our June 30 Donors are the nonprofits of the future post, we wrote about “donor” Pamela Abdallah and one of her charitable “vehicles”, the Salvation Army, and how the Salvation Army is best described as a supporter of  Abdallah … Continue reading →

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Haiti update: $627 million of donations spent, $1 billion of “urgently needed” donations remain in NGO bank accounts

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Six months after the quake, how much of the $1.6 billion raised by NGOs for Haiti has been spent? $627 million, or 39% of the $1.6 billion raised. As Holden Karnofsky notes, $627 million is roughly equivalent to the amount … Continue reading →

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Make the cause viral, not the marketing campaign: Sustainable fundraising practices for nonprofits, part III

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Hooray to my bud Jason Dick at A Small Change for his interview with Adam Penenberg, author of Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter, How Today’s Smartest Businesses Grow Themselves. And hooray to Adam Penenberg for applying the concept of … Continue reading →

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