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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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Eat only what they donate: Sustainable fundraising practices for nonprofits, part II

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Sustainable fundraising means embodying the cause in your, um, body: In the 1980s, John and Leslie Miller owned several thriving retail businesses in Colorado Springs. In 1992, the Millers sold their businesses to pay off their house mortgage and business … Continue reading →

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