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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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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

District Court Southern District of Florida – Miami Division. The papers were filed in the U.S. The plaintiffs are requesting monetary damages of between $500 million and $1 billion, reimbursement for litigation expenses, not less than $150 million in punitive damages and judgments against the defendants for $1 billion.

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Miami Dolphins Foundation Shares How Its Hybrid Event Surpassed Pre-Pandemic Fundraising Levels

NonProfit PRO

The Miami Dolphins Foundation, last year, committed to raising $75 million to fund innovative cancer research through its signature Dolphins Challenge Cancer peer-to-peer event. In April, it transformed into a hybrid event. That successful change to hybrid will become its permanent format.

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Social Media for Social Good Book Tour Raises $17,130 for Partner Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

3/19/12 Update: Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits launched in conjunction with a social media and mobile technology training and book tour that also served as fundraiser for partners nonprofits – a total of $17,130 was raised. 11/30 :: Miami, OK. Sponsors that helped make it happen. 1/19 :: Washington, DC.

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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. Founded by 25-year-old twin brothers and Miami natives Michael and Matthew Vega-Sanz, Lula actually emerged from another business the pair had started while in college. “We

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Upstream, a Miami-based professional networking platform, raises a $2.75M seed round

TechCrunch

million seed round, bringing their total raised to $3.25 8 Miami-based investors share their views on the region’s startup scene. Upstream, which is pre-revenue and is Miami-based, is a company whose founder was attracted to the Sunshine State from NYC during the pandemic. The week before, the guest speaker was U.S.

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A lake house architect, a Miami VC and a homeowner walk into a wine bar

TechCrunch

All of this: Robinhood raised $3.4 RPA is big and UiPath is cashing in on the trend, raising $750 million at a $35 billion valuation. Databricks raised $1 billion at a $28 billion valuation , after reaching $425 million in ARR. And then there were some neat early-stage rounds to chat about: Balance raising $5.5

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