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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. Official Rules: Your sweepstakes must have official rules that detail the terms of the campaign. Our all-in-one fundraising and events platform and ready-made campaign templates make setting up your sweepstakes fundraiser a snap.

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Amazon workers vote down Alabama union campaign

The Verge

Amazon employees at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse have voted against unionizing the facility’s roughly 5,800-person workforce. Amazon has long resisted unionization and waged an aggressive campaign in Bessemer. Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images.

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Alabama warehouse workers prepare to face down Amazon in union vote

The Verge

An Amazon warehouse in Alabama could become the first to unionize in the US For the next seven weeks, employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will vote on whether to become the first of the company’s US employees to unionize. The campaign came together quickly, a fact that employees attribute to a confluence of factors.

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Public vote counting starts for Amazon union drive in Alabama

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has begun publicly tallying votes for a proposed Amazon workers’ union in Alabama, which would be the first of its kind nationwide. The RWDSU recently said it has been contacted by over 1,000 Amazon workers interested in unionizing since the BHM1 campaign began. Photo by Patrick T.

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[VIDEO] Counting the Costs: Where Capital Campaigns Often Miss the Mark

Bloomerang

If a capital campaign is on the horizon for your organization, Aaron Bishop and Brian O’Neil will share strategies and resources available to confidently predict your project costs and resources needed. We are here to talk about capital campaigns, specifically counting the costs where capital campaigns often miss the mark.

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Twitch, owned by Amazon, pulls Amazon’s anti-union ads

The Verge

The ads were the latest entry in a long campaign aimed at disrupting organization efforts at an Amazon warehouse outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Amazon is running a second ad on Twitch in Alabama urging its workers in Bessemer to vote no on the union. Amazon was not immediately available for comment.

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President Biden denounces ‘anti-union propaganda’ ahead of Amazon union vote

The Verge

On Sunday night, President Joe Biden released a message of support for unionizing Amazon workers in Alabama, while sternly denouncing anti-union efforts by employers. I made it clear during my campaign that my policy would be to support unions organizing and the right to collectively bargain,” Biden said in the statement.

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