A new Web-based company is seeking to reduce the influence of money in politics by creating a way for contributors to support candidates while actually sending their cash to charity. Repledge, which is seeking approval from the Federal Election Commission, would hold online fund drives for Republican or Democratic candidates, with charities as beneficiaries. Pledges will count against campaign-giving limits and be matched with those of donors from the opposing party; if one side gives more than the other, the excess would go to that side’s candidate. Read more…
Standing Beside Alaska's Non-Profits
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Online giving grew by nearly 16 percent in 2011, with smaller charities seeing the biggest jumps, according to the latest annual survey by fundraising software provider Convoi. Read more…
Accountability in fundraising can be demonstrated by a variety practices, including being honest in solicitation materials and truthful and clear in communications with donors about how their gifts will be or have been used. Being transparent about who is accountable for the nonprofit’s expenditures; adopting expense policies, such as a travel expense reimbursement policy, requiring prior approval and limiting expenditures to what is reasonable and necessary. Check out some resources from the National Council on Nonprofits. Read more…
The for-profit social-action Web site has emerged as an influential channel for nonprofit groups and activists seeking to promote an array of causes and campaigns, writes the Washington Post in a profile of the growing company. Read more…
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