California Amends Digital Fundraising Regulation
NonProfit PRO
MAY 9, 2024
California recently amended a law regulating digital fundraising platforms. Here are some of the changes nonprofits should look out for.
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NonProfit PRO
MAY 9, 2024
California recently amended a law regulating digital fundraising platforms. Here are some of the changes nonprofits should look out for.
NonProfit PRO
APRIL 27, 2023
A new California law aims to bring more transparency to digital fundraising as a whole. Let’s explore the aspects of the California law, how it impacts social media platforms, the implications for nonprofits that land on a block list and the steps a nonprofit needs to take to avoid non-compliance.
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Candid
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
If you are a California-based nonprofit or solicit any donations in California, it’s critical to understand California AB 488 (AB 488). A new law that went into effect in California on January 1, 2023, AB 488 is aimed at improving transparency and accountability in online charitable fundraising.
NonProfit PRO
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California’s Department of Justice already oversees charities and regulates fundraising on behalf of all charitable purposes in the state, but with the surge in online fundraising platforms, the state’s law, as written, wasn’t sufficient to reach online fundraising.
Nimble AMS
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Achieve
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Whole Whale
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
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Byte Technology
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Get Fully Funded
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As a nonprofit leader, you are likely familiar with donation solicitation laws. However, given the specificity of the law, it is necessary to understand what counts as online donation solicitations and how crossing state lines can impact your online fundraisers. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Bloomerang
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sgEngage
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
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Robert Weiner
DECEMBER 8, 2011
And every 5 years I get an official-looking form from this organization telling me that "California Law Requires You To Renew Your Fictitious Business Name.". My business is required to register and publish a Fictitious Business Name (FBN, aka DBA or Doing Business As) every 5 years. This is a solicitation.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
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Qgiv
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