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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

District Court Southern District of Florida – Miami Division. The American Red Cross has spent and distributed all funds designated for Haiti relief on shelter, emergency relief, health, cholera prevention, water and sanitation, livelihoods, and disaster preparedness,” the statement continued. The papers were filed in the U.S.

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Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million for nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million, organizers at The Miami Foundation realized that Give Miami Day 2014 would be their most successful Giving Day yet. Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2 Note from Beth: It’s Giving Day Season!

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Miami startup Asteya launches to provide ‘income insurance’

TechCrunch

Asteya , a Miami-based disability insurance startup that is geared toward small business owners and gig workers, launched today with a seed round of $10 million. Why VCs are dumping money into insurance marketplaces. In short, if the startup doesn’t succeed, your coverage won’t be affected.

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Miami twins raise $18M for Lula, an insurance infrastructure upstart

TechCrunch

Lula , a Miami-based insurance infrastructure startup, announced today it has raised $18 million in a Series A round of funding. Existing backers such as Nextview Ventures and Florida Funders also put money in the round, in addition to a number of insurance and logistics groups such as Flexport.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

VC is the flashy gold medal, but the rapid growth of emerging fund managers means that a first check can be piecemealed together from a variety of different sources. How has it managed to not raise money for so long? Last week, Vise raised its Series C of $65 million and was officially valued at $1 billion post-money.

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How to raise funds when you aren’t in the Bay Area

TechCrunch

Perhaps sitting perched somewhere in sunny Miami, Florida, is a founder wondering the best ways to fundraise for a company when situated outside a traditional tech hub like the Bay Area. Last week, Mike Asem from M25, Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund and Accel’s Rich Wong answered that question at TechCrunch Disrupt.

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Muck Rack, the journalist database, raises $180M in its first outside funding

TechCrunch

Today, Muck Rack is making another kind of connection, with investors: it’s raised $180 million in what it’s describing as its first outside funding, having been bootstrapped since being founded back in 2009. At least one answer is coming in the form of today’s news and this very hefty funding round.

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