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Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots

Engadget

Go to a profile of any celebrity on Wikipedia and it's quite possible that you'll be met with a terrible photo of them. Given that professional photographers want to make money from their work, they don't tend to share their photos there. A group of volunteer photographers has set out to fix that, as 404 Media reports.

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

Money donated for Haiti earthquake relief went into a restricted account that could only be used for programs and services for Haiti. One of the named plaintiffs who donated an unspecified amount of money, Nathaniel Ballantyne, shares a last name with Renee A. There’s a market for their pain, Votes and glory and money to gain.

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8 Steps to Launch a Peer-to-Peer Campaign for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

On behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, supporters raised money for the organizations Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Celebrate milestones, highlight top fundraisers, and emphasize the real-world impact of their generosity. 8) Launch and Engage Youre almost ready to launch!

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Charity Navigator Looks to Future After 20 Years of Guiding Intelligent Giving

NonProfit PRO

Charity Navigator, the largest independent charity evaluator, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a hybrid event that will raise money for highly rated charities.

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Boost Your GivingTuesday Campaign With Personalized Communication

Bloomerang

When candidates are actively raising money, it’s easy to question whether that pulls money away from other causes that donors typically support. As younger generations with strong social and political motivations begin voting, you might be thinking, “ Will the November election impact donations to my nonprofit ?”

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5 clever startups that are making money recycling waste

The Next Web

Celebrating or perhaps nursing a hangover? Can you remember what you were doing on New Year’s Day, 2018? What happened that day created a significant change in global recycling. China, the world’s largest scrap importer, stopped accepting recycled plastic, unsorted scrap paper and significantly reduced imported cardboard from abroad.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] Should You Celebrate Your Nonprofit’s Anniversary?

Bloomerang

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on when it makes sense to celebrate a nonprofit anniversary: Dear Charity Clairity, We have a 75 th anniversary coming up, and I really think we should do something to celebrate this milestone. So, they don’t see why their money is really needed.

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