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    The Public Education Foundation Hosts Nevada’s First Virtual Gala

    Sep 08, 2020

    Non-profits up and down the state are struggling because normal sources of funding aren’t there.

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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Protesters march in New York City on June 19th, as ongoing demonstrations against police brutality and racism continued through Juneteenth, the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the U.S. Donations to bail funds spiked as protests spread across the
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    Protest Arrests Led To Surge Of Bail Fund Donations: Impact Could Be Long Lasting

    Jun 23, 2020
    Nonprofits that bail people out of jail have seen a massive influx in donations as people support protesters. And because of how the funds work, that money could keep circulating well into the future.
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    Fed Up With Fundraisers On Facebook? You're Not Alone

    Jan 11, 2020
    Facebook fundraisers posted by people on their birthdays exploded over the past year, bringing in a billion dollars for charities. But some Facebook users think it's too much of a good thing.
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    Pete Frates, (seated, center) participates in the Ice Bucket Challenge with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to raise money for ALS research at the Statehouse in Boston in 2015.
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    Pete Frates, A Driving Force Behind The Viral Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies At 34

    Dec 09, 2019
    The former Boston College baseball star was diagnosed with ALS when he was 27. He turned a fundraising challenge into a national story and helped raise millions for ALS research.
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    Politics
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to the media in the spin room after the first night of the Democratic presidential debate in Miami last month.
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    Warren Rising: Massachusetts Progressive Announces $19 Million Fundraising Haul

    Jul 08, 2019
    The Massachusetts senator has been rising in the polls, and she's now raising solid amounts of money, when there were serious questions previously about the size of her campaign.
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    Politics
    President Donald Trump speaks during an August 2018 fundraiser in Charlotte, N.C. As president, Trump has embraced high dollar fundraising events that he criticized while running for office.
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    For 2020, Trump Campaign Woos Big Donors Who Spurned It In 2016

    May 06, 2019
    The Trump 2020 campaign is making a new effort to bring in fundraising help from establishment Republicans who sat out 2016. It's one of many ways that Trump's re-election bid is different this time.
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    The Two-Way
    A fundraising campaign for Fidencio Sanchez has raised more than 50 times the original $3,000 that was sought.
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    Strangers Raise $165,000 In 3 Days To Help Chicago Popsicle Vendor, 89

    Sep 12, 2016
    "It broke my heart seeing this man that should be enjoying retirement still working at this age," Joel Cervantes Macias wrote of seeing Fedencio Sanchez hunched over his street vendor's cart.
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    All Tech Considered
    There are a lot of ways to donate to a cause online. While using social media may help in promotion, it may not be the most effective way to get people to actually give.
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    A Click Too Far: Why Using Social Media Isn't That Great For Fundraising

    Dec 02, 2015
    Empathy campaigns can spread like wildfire on Facebook and other social media. So how come data show that social networking sites direct very few clicks to charity donation pages?
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    Shots - Health News
    In October the student group behind the Krispy Kreme Challenge, an annual charity race in Raleigh, N.C., pledged to raise a total of $2 million for the race's namesake clinic and UNC Children's Hospital.
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    Sweet Name Of Kids' Clinic Gives Some People Heartburn

    Nov 27, 2015
    The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.
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    Goats and Soda
    WaterAid's video — "If Men Had Periods" — was one of three Golden Radiator winners this year.
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    Radiator Awards Salute 'Manpons,' Freezing Norwegians, Sad Babies

    Nov 20, 2015
    The Rusty Radiator and Golden Radiator awards honor the worst and best of fundraising videos. Take a look at this year's losers and winners.
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    It's All Politics
    Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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    Fundraising Downers Don't Portend Well For Many Campaigns

    Oct 16, 2015
    For several White House hopefuls, their third-quarter fundraising numbers didn't bring good news and could be an ominous sign for their future.
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    It's All Politics
    Rick Perry ended his presidential campaign Sept. 11, but there was $13 million left in the bank of a superPAC supporting him. The superPAC says it's given donors their money back.
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    What Happens To All That SuperPAC Money When A Candidate Drops Out

    Sep 21, 2015
    When former Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race, a superPAC supporting him was left with millions of dollars in the bank. So where did it go? And what are the rules?
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    Shots - Health News
    A big crowd turned out for the March of Dimes walkathon in Gainesville, Fla., in early March. But overall, the March of Dimes' March for Babies raised $3.5 million less in 2014 than it did the year before.
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    Trading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors

    Apr 01, 2015
    Some of the largest, most established walkathons and similar events that raise cash for charity aren't doing as well as they used to. There's more competition, fundraisers say, for money and time.
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