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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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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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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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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

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Some are working on reinvention: Huntsville , the Alabama town famous for its history with NASAs rocketry program, has remarketed itself as a music, arts, and cultural destination; while Hilliard , an Ohio city of less than 40,000 in the Columbus area, continues to build out infrastructure to incubate innovative startups.

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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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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 running the ads on a streaming platform it owns, however, was a very public move. The Alabama unionization vote began on February 8th and is scheduled to conclude on March 29th.

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The Amazon union vote is being appealed, and the hearing begins today

The Verge

A new phase of the historic union vote by Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama begins today. Earlier this year, after a months-long union busting campaign, workers voted 1,798 to 738 against forming a union. But regardless of the outcome, Dubal says the campaign has already succeeded in spreading awareness.

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