A celebrity spokesperson can be a huge boon for a nonprofit organization, but on the other hand, they can also be a huge roadblock. Take Tom Hiddleston, for example. Hiddleston recently earned the wrath of the Internet for expressing pride that a show he worked on was appreciated by medics from Doctors Without Borders. Twitter […]
Inauguration weekend is one of the busiest times of year for restaurants and bars. That’s why citizens are calling on restaurants and bars to close in protest of the election. But instead of closing, several diners and taverns in Washington D.C. are offering a better solution: a portion of the money raised during inauguration weekend […]
A 52-year-old British man died after he fell out of a pram during a charity fundraising event on New Year’s Day. The event was a race in which contestants push each other around in strollers as they dash to the finish line. It was supposed to be harmless fun. Instead, it ended in tragedy for […]
There are a lot of ways to donate money to charitable causes, but one that often gets overlooked is donating stocks. While donating cash is generally the most efficient way to give to an organization, by donating an appreciated stock, you give the organization the opportunity to sell that stock and add the resulting cash […]
Pianos for People, based out of St. Louis, is a nonprofit organization that “connects people who need pianos with pianos who need people.” The organization restores used and broken pianos and gives them to people in need. But that’s not all. The organization also offers free music lessons. It’s a unique and clever concept, and […]
It’s pretty disgusting when charities misallocate resources, but it does happen from time to time. Such is the case with Capricorn Animal Rescue, a nonprofit organization located in Wales. Capricorn is under investigation after evidence surfaced of animals being neglected and funds being misused. The news broke after BBC sent a private investigator to look into […]
Frame USA, an online retailer that specializes in custom and ready-made picture frames, is setting the tone for corporate social responsibility. Frame USA has a “Monthly Charitable Gift Program” in which the company donates a portion of their proceeds towards a “charity of the month.” $0.75 of every order placed through their website and $1.00 […]
It’s hard to fathom. How could someone use children as a means to steal money? But that’s precisely what authorities think people did in the city of Larnaca, Cyprus. According to CyprusMail, The Pancyprian Foundation of Affection and Love to Children is under investigation for not keeping accounting books. The discrepancies originally surfaced in 2012 […]
Preventing fraud in nonprofits is sometimes just a matter of actually thinking about accountability. The Lumberton High School band’s booster club had one person handling the mostly cash donations that they took in, which is how that person managed to steal over $70,800 dollars from the group. If there had been even one additional person […]
‘Tis the season…of donating to charities. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation offers a great way to give to a community working hard to treat and ultimately end breast cancer. And there are many other nonprofits also working to educate the public and support research. Unfortunately, we live in an age where giving to a charity […]