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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

The following is a compilation of online discussions of faux donors trying to scam colleges, schools, and nonprofits. Then I went to work, and a friend of mine who was also a big Star Trek fan called me from New Hampshire to say “did you hear about Deforest Kelly?!? Maybe they’re just practical jokes.

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V3 Campaign: Candidates Talking About Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Robert is Founder and President of the DC Central Kitchen, the Co-Convener of the first Nonprofit Congress and, most recently, the Founder and Director of the Nonprofit Primary Project, which developed presidential candidate forums in New Hampshire. V3 is his new website that shows how we can get all of this to happen.

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Adding value all-around: knowing when to hire staff or engage volunteers

Twenty Hats

Even though a great many museums evolve from volunteer-led organizations to employee-driven ones, the two roles are not interchangeable – we’ll discuss the distinctions in a moment. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and many state and local laws are quite specific about the roles of paid staff and volunteers.