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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

The American Red Cross has spent and distributed all funds designated for Haiti relief on shelter, emergency relief, health, cholera prevention, water and sanitation, livelihoods, and disaster preparedness,” the statement continued. Renee Hasler, who donated several hundred dollars to the defendants, is a second complainant.

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Mega Gifts Are Funding University Tuitions. Which Students Do They Help?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In 2018, Michael Bloomberg gave $1.8 billion gift to Johns Hopkins, the norm for a big higher education donation was about $100 million. billion gift to Johns Hopkins, the norm for a big higher education donation was about $100 million. In 2018, Michael Bloomberg gave $1.8

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News to Use! What Fundraisers Can Expect from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expiration

Gail Perry Group

While the TCJA didnt change charitable giving deduction limits - you could still deduct up to 60% of your adjusted gross income for cash donations - it reduced most tax rates and doubled the standard deduction to $12,000 for individual filers and $24,000 for couples. This was followed by an expected dip in 2018's giving growth rate.

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Taking Community Benefit Initiatives to the Streets: The Rise of Mobile Clinics

Blackbaud

Their operations are sustained through a combination of hospital system funding, philanthropic contributions, and government grants, underscoring the collaborative effort to fulfill community benefit requirements while addressing health inequities. Overall, about 25%of these childrenwere referred to receive further care.

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How to Use Storytelling for Nonprofits to Tug Heartstrings and Raise Funds

Get Fully Funded

Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. In short, great storytelling tugs heartstrings and that’s step 1 if you want a donation. Your donation of $7.32 EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell!

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The power of mystery for raising funds online and off

Future Fundraising Now

Get those two things right — which most of the time means creating a tantalizing mystery — and you will raise more funds. That’s why a subject line like this is unlikely to get a decent open rate: Children Are Hungry – You Can Save Them with Your Donation Today No mystery. So are direct mail outer envelopes.

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The philanthropic response to the rise in Asian hate

Candid

Foundation funding trends for AAPI communities. To interpret the current philanthropic response to anti-Asian hate, it is helpful to first understand philanthropic funding for AAPI communities over time. percent of annual funding explicitly focused on AAPI populations. percent of foundation funding for decades.

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