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Former Nonprofit Chief Financial Officer Charged With Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars

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The former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy was charged with bank fraud and wire fraud in federal court.

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Former Nonprofit CFO Charged With Embezzling Tens of Millions of Dollars

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The former chief financial officer for the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy was charged with bank fraud and wire fraud in federal court.

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Getting Forward to Normal: A Bump in the Road for Monthly Giving

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For the past decade, only two things were certain every year: The Detroit Lions (my wife's favorite team) were not going to win a playoff game and digital monthly giving was going to increase by more than digital one-time giving. It was inevitable.

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Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE Earns Highest Professional Credential from AFP

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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), has awarded its highest professional certification, the Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive (ACFRE), to Melissa Weisse, CFRE, ACFRE of Detroit, Michigan.

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22 Must-Circle Nonprofits on Google+

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Detroit Symphony Orchestra. More on that in my upcoming Google+ and Google Products for Nonprofits Webinar on February 28. Acción contra el Hambre. Amazon CARES. American Prairie Foundation. Amnesty International Australia. Children’s National Medical Center. The Field Museum. GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).

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One Small Step for Detroit, One Giant Leap for Museum Ethics (Maybe)

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Over the past three years, the Detroit Institute of Art (DIA) has served as the museum poster child for the debate on the public value of the arts. And now, in the past month, Michigan''s Attorney General and State Senate have blocked the emergency manager of Detroit from seizing the DIA''s collection to pay off the city''s debt.

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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

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Earlier this month, the Detroit Institute of Arts was "saved" by a voter-approved property tax (called a "millage") in its three surrounding counties. As one Detroit Free Press commenter wrote: "You are not getting it. Several Detroit comments were in this vein. This perspective was rampant in Michigan.

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