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Search results for "fundraising money" ...
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The Big Business of Breast Cancer
For the past 20 years, breast cancer has been the NFL of diseases, awash in money, marketing campaigns and endorsements deals. Each year, $6 billion is raised in the name of breast cancer, yet we are still no closer to a cure now than we were. Why is that? "The Big Business of Breast Cancer" is a powerful piece that exposes an uncomfortable truth about breast cancer fundraising; it's become a massive racket, overrun by scammers and profiteers.
Tags: breast cancer; fundraising; scammers; profit
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The Money Machine
The four part series about the Church of Scientology's vast and unusually aggressive fundraising aparatus reveals how the church collects tens of millions of dollars each year using tactics that intimidate and coerce the people it professes to help -- its parishoners.
Tags: Church of Scientology; funding; religion; church
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Follow the Money: Congress & TARP Oversight
This series of watchdog stories look at spending in Congress and use of TARP funds. They used FOIA requests to gain access to TARP contracts and called into questions some questionable charitable work, sweetheart deals, financial disclosures, fund-raising, earmarks and more.
Tags: TARP; congress; oversight; economy; earmarks; Recovery Act; FOIA
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Wal-Mart Goes to Washington
This report offers a glimpse at how corporate America needs to pay lots of money to have influence in Washington. What makes this story stand out from others about how Washington works are videotapes of Wal-Mart's internal meetings where company executives pass the hat looking for money from store managers for Wal-Mart's political action committee. The videotapes actually show the viewer that Wal-Mart understands what they are getting for their contributions to legislators.
Tags: Wal-Mart; lobbyists; corporate lobbying; Washington lobbyists; political action committee; fundraising
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Misdirected funds at Fresno State
Officials at California State University, Fresno, repeatedly allocated corporate contributions to athletics despite rules that limited the money to academic uses. Although the campus contends the misdirection was unintentional, it occurred for years, even after one company’s complaints spurred promises of reform.
Tags: education; university; fundraising; athletics; sports
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Scouts may be thrifty, but some leaders are well-paid
"While the Boy Scouts depend on volunteerism by adults to stretch funds and deliver most programs, top Scout executives are well paid. The top scouter in America received nearly $1 million in compensation in 2005."
Tags: boy scouts; nonprofit; finances; salaries; fundraising money
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Hillary's Mystery Money Men
This article looks at the use of bundling and fundraising by people formerly tied to transnational interests and foreign dictators as a means to get the ear of a prospective U.S. president. This story revealed the influence of Alan Quasha, an international businessman and early key benefactor of George W. Bush, in Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Tags: campaign finance; campaign donations; special interests; international politics; presidential election; FEC
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Bundle of Trouble
These articles examine the shady fundraising practice of "bundling" campaign donations. The articles spotlight fundraiser Norman Hsu, who has used bundling to raise money for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. The investigation looks at the impact of this practice on modern campaigns, and also delves into Hsu's shady past.
Tags: campaign finance reform; fundraising; Federal Election Commission; politics; data analysis; fraud
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Crossroads of Crime
"In a two part series, Trish Regan investigated counterfeiting (Part I) and terrorist fundraising (Part II) in the wild-west jungle town of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Although Ciudad del Este is largely unknown to Americans, intelligence officers regard the region as a lawless frontier, which is perhaps the most dangerous place in the Western Hemisphere. Located deep in the heart of South America and known as the tri-border region because it borders Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, Ciudad del Este has become a safe haven for counterfeiters and terrorist organizations."
Tags: terrorism; money; fundraising; counterfeit; South America; Middle East; Hezbollah;
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Tin Can Charities
News 12 investigates what happens to the money donated to one of the largest can-donation operations in New Jersey. It was found to have earned tens of thousands of dollars but have not spent a penny for those in need during the six years of operation. Another group fighting child abuse was found to have used donations (nearly 30 thousand a year) for personal use.
Tags: charity; donations; tin can donation operations; welfare organization; fundraiser