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10 Common Misconceptions Nonprofits Have About Bitcoin Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This year the IRS will be asking all taxpayers if they have transacted in “virtual currencies” on their 1040 tax return – further incentivizing potential donors to support their favorite nonprofit to offset their gains. It cannot be arbitrarily printed/devalued like what happened in Venezuela. Bitcoin is backed by math and code.

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Senators Urged To Protect NGOs Via Systems, Staffing, Sanctions

The NonProfit Times

The Nicaraguan government has closed down 1,500 nonprofits, including religious organizations, human rights groups and even the American Chamber of Commerce, Rutzen added. The issues are far from isolated. Rutzen proposed a series of initiatives, including calling for the U.S.

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MCON13 Live Blog: Millennial Giving (Alia McKee, Sea Change Strategies and Justin Wheeler, LINK)

NTEN

Throughout the day, we''ll be live blogging sessions from MCON13 , a virtual conference to help leaders engage the Millennial generation. After graduating college, I became a translater for tobacco giant Philip Morris in Venezuela. Millennial Giving. Alia McKee, Sea Change Strategies. I returned to the United States a ''do-gooder''.

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