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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

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But , raffle laws vary from state to state—in many states (13, the last time we checked), online raffles are flat-out illegal. Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah. One misconception we hear regularly relates to Sweepstakes’ free Alternate Method of Entry.

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A Jargon-Free Guide to Low-Profit Limited Liability Companies (L3C)

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Other examples have included farmers’ markets, newspapers, law groups and art centers. This is one of the requirements for L3Cs the law puts forth for this business model. If you’re starting an organization with a strong charitable purpose and limited earning potential, an L3C might work for you as an alternative to a nonprofit.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Mountaintop Mining – Seeing is rejecting.

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Mining is in the news a lot recently because of the terrible tragedy in Utah where six miners are presumed dead in a mine collapse and at least three more have been killed trying to rescue them. As an Environmental Practioner, I strongly support Alternative III, as outlined in the EIS as the preferable approach. Obvious isn’t it.

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Humans@Work: How to Successfully Tackle HR Challenges

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Thompson discusses the 3 Paradigms for Identifying the Future Leaders of Your organization , presenting eight strategic alternatives to identifying a leader for your organization. The law safeguards people from harassment based on race, age, and gender. Moreover, federal law protects employees’ right to discuss labor-related issues.

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SPAM and the not-for-profit

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

TechSoup this week is featuring a 2003 article by Lynn Mitchell about the law and its effect on non-profits. Since the article was written before the law took effect and disagreed in one respect with what I thought was the case I did a bit of further research. Many people have been very critical of the law for this reason.

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