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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

This exploitation mirrors the actions of the defendants in this case, who leveraged the catastrophic 2010 Haiti earthquake, and several subsequent earthquakes, and other natural disasters occurring in 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023, to raise over five-hundred millions of dollars in donations, purportedly for relief efforts in Haiti.

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The Best & Worst Local Cause Marketing Programs of 2010

Selfish Giving

I combed through the Selfish Giving archives and came up with the best and worst local cause marketing programs of 2010. Here are the seven best local cause marketing programs for 2010. Location: SXSW 2010 , Austin, TX. They also had educational information on Keep Local Farms available at all stores and on select milk cartons.

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Why Timeless Fundraising Strategies Crush Fads, Gimmicks, and Quick Fixes

Planned Giving

Originally Published, October 22, 2010. Sustainable nonprofit fundraising is about: Offering timeless content (not time-sensitive appeals) Educating donors with planned giving best practices Showing that youre in it for the long haul When you position yourself as a reliable, trusted sourcenot a reactive trend followerdonors listen.

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Grant Professionals Foundation (GPF) Scholarship Applications are Now Open! Invest in Your Future

Grant Professionals Association

Whether youre a student taking the next step in your education or a writer passionate about your growth, this is an opportunity to open resources that can shape your future. Originally known as the American Association of Grant Professionals Foundation, the organization became the Grant Professionals Foundation in 2010.

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The Winner In My Book: Clean Fairfax Environmental Education Program

Tech Soup

We just ran our Adobe Show Your Impact Design Contest for 2010 at TechSoup, and while there are some great and deserving winners of the contest which will each get a $1,000 cash grant plus a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Premium for their organization, there are also some other great entries worth mentioning. read more.

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News In Brief: Blackbaud, RKD, Moore

The NonProfit Times

Blackbaud To Take $415 Million Charge Software and tech firm Blackbaud filed a Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that the company concluded a material pre-tax noncash impairment charge, which may be up to approximately$415 million, for its educational EVERFI asset group.

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NPOs Consistently Better Than For-Profits on Jobs

The NonProfit Times

percent from 2007 through 2010 — which includes the December 2007–June 2009 recession. Other sectors with high shares of nonprofit employment included educational services (16.4 It was the second crisis where nonprofits beat for-profits on jobs. Nonprofit employment jumped 5.5% percent); other services (6.3