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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. I took the unprecedented step of not including any of my own cause marketing programs. (I

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Best of Association Jam for July 2010

Wild Apricot

Best of all, you’ll find a number of brand new faces here, among the excellent content submitted to and voted up in “AJam” through July 2010: Membership It's That Time Again: NFP Pulse on Member/Donor Recruitment & Retention has Officially.( read more ).

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GoFundMe Says $30 Billion Has Been Raised on Its Crowdfunding and Nonprofit Giving Platforms

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Adrian Kraus/AP GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns have generated $30 billion since 2010, the fundraising platform announced Tuesday, as younger generations look beyond institutions to make their donations. The most common donation on GoFundMe is $50.

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Association Jam: Top Links for December 2010

Wild Apricot

Here's a look at some of the most popular links submitted to Association Jam in December, 2010 by category: ( read more ). In December, a Social Media blog took the top spot in the links tally at AssociationJam.org. Given the season, it wasn't surprising that Fundraising articles were also popular in the links voting.

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My 2010 Goals for Selfishgiving.com

Selfish Giving

So in 2010 these are my social media goals for Selfishgiving.com: Post three days a week. It’s hard to believe that this month marks my 5th anniversary blogging. On average I’ve posted 100+ times a year. This year blogging took a back seat to Facebook , Twitter and Linkedin. But social media is their full-time job!

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Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, and the Cloud

Tech Soup

Microsoft's new version of Office 2010 is interesting in several ways, especially in its approach to green IT and cloud computing. The free online version of Microsoft Office 2010, called Office Web Apps for Home and School is free to anyone regardless of whether or not they use a desktop version of Microsoft Office.