fundraising

Politics & Government

For 2020, Trump Campaign Woos Big Donors Who Spurned It In 2016

4:27pm May 06, 2019

by Tamara Keith

The Trump 2020 campaign is making a new effort to bring in fundraising help from establishment Republicans who sat out 2016. It's one of many ways that Trump's re-election bid is different this time.

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Bennett College Exceeds Fundraising Goal In Effort To Save Accreditation

4:35pm February 04, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

The Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel erupted in cheers as President Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced Monday that Bennett College had raised $8.2 million.

Arts
News

Aperture Cinema Opens Doors To Fundraising

5:40pm January 13, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

Winston-Salem's Aperture Cinema is changing its business plan. The art house movie theatre has become a community-supported nonprofit.

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A fundraising campaign for Fidencio Sanchez has raised more than 50 times the original $3,000 that was sought.

National

Strangers Raise $165,000 In 3 Days To Help Chicago Popsicle Vendor, 89

4:08pm September 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"It broke my heart seeing this man that should be enjoying retirement still working at this age," Joel Cervantes Macias wrote of seeing Fedencio Sanchez hunched over his street vendor's cart.

There are a lot of ways to donate to a cause online. While using social media may help in promotion, it may not be the most effective way to get people to actually give.

Economy

A Click Too Far: Why Using Social Media Isn't That Great For Fundraising

3:06pm December 02, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

Empathy campaigns can spread like wildfire on Facebook and other social media. So how come data show that social networking sites direct very few clicks to charity donation pages?

A view from the starting line of the sixth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, N.C., in 2010. The local children's health clinic takes its name from this annual charity race, which draws about 8,000 participants each year.

Sweet Name Of Kids' Clinic Gives Some People Heartburn

6:07am November 27, 2015

by Michael Tomsic

The Krispy Kreme Challenge Children's Specialty Clinic gets its name from a student-run charity race in Raleigh, N.C., that has already raised $1 million for kids. Still, some find the name unhealthy.

WaterAid's video — "If Men Had Periods" — was one of three Golden Radiator winners this year.

Radiator Awards Salute 'Manpons,' Freezing Norwegians, Sad Babies

4:04pm November 20, 2015

by Vicky Hallett

The Rusty Radiator and Golden Radiator awards honor the worst and best of fundraising videos. Take a look at this year's losers and winners.

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Fundraising Downers Don't Portend Well For Many Campaigns

4:13pm October 16, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

For several White House hopefuls, their third-quarter fundraising numbers didn't bring good news and could be an ominous sign for their future.

Rick Perry ended his presidential campaign Sept. 11, but there was $13 million left in the bank of a superPAC supporting him. The superPAC says it's given donors their money back.

What Happens To All That SuperPAC Money When A Candidate Drops Out

2:50pm September 21, 2015

by Peter Overby

When former Texas Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race, a superPAC supporting him was left with millions of dollars in the bank. So where did it go? And what are the rules?

A big crowd turned out for the March of Dimes walkathon in Gainesville, Fla., in early March. But overall, the March of Dimes' March for Babies raised $3.5 million less in 2014 than it did the year before.

Trading Walkathons For Ice Buckets, Charities Try To Hold On To Donors

11:43am April 03, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Some of the largest, most established walkathons and similar events that raise cash for charity aren't doing as well as they used to. There's more competition, fundraisers say, for money and time.

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