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Robert Weiner
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 13, 2012 Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America, Africa and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL (BAN KI MOON). Bank ATM. | ROBERT WEINER JANUARY 30, 2012 Lame spam of the day: FBI and Nigeria still want to send me money America. I wrote about a version of this one last year, but the language of this version is so tortured that I have to post it. No official-looking seal this time. Sender: FBI OFFICE (office.fbi3@gmail.com). Subject: FROM IMF HEAD OFFICE. Text: Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division. FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20535-0001. | | | | | |
| ROBERT WEINER JANUARY 27, 2012 Lame spam of the day: Please provide your tax information onlinebanking@ealerts.bankofamerica.com) -- it claims to come from Intuit, but the return address is at Bank of America. Just in time for tax filing season in the U.S., a phishing message purporting to come from Intuit. Intuit's security center lists lots of these, but not the two I got this week. Sender: INTUIT INC. Corporate Headquarters. | ROBERT WEINER NOVEMBER 3, 2011 Lame spam of the day: America Airlines ticket order This one caught my eye for a second. thought, "I don't remember booking anything with American lately." The lazy spammer didn't even bother to include any graphics to make it look official. Sender: American Airlines (information-no77537@aa.com). Subject: Your Order##91991988. Text: Dear Customer, FLIGHT NUMBER 984. ELECTRONIC 746879098. | ROBERT WEINER OCTOBER 31, 2009 America’s Giving Challenge 2009 The latest round of the America's Giving Challenge is on. This is a national competition to encourage people to use their personal and social networks to help win cash for their favorite nonprofit. The Giving Challenge is not focused on how much money you can raise, but on how successful you are at getting people to donate to your cause. | ROBERT WEINER MARCH 27, 2009 New Survey: America’s Nonprofits in Danger The Nonprofit Finance Fund just published a survey on how the economic downturn is affecting nonprofits’ current and long-term finances. Their conclusions are scary. According to the executive summary, Only 12% expect to operate above break-even this year. Just 16% anticipate being able to cover their operating expenses in both 2009 and 2010. | | | | | | | |
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ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009 Inside the Mind of a Top Donor
Lokey, who has appeared on The Chronicle’s list of America’s top donors every year since 2000. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently conducted an online discussion with Lorry I. Mr. Lokey responded to questions such as. What is the biggest mistake development officers make when first meeting a new prospect? MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 The Economy May Be Down, but Online Giving Is Up
They looked at online giving for five nonprofit clients during September and October (Easter Seals, Habitat for Humanity International, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oxfam America, and The Wilderness Society) and compared those results to the same two months in 2007. Their analysis showed: read more. MORE >>
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