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Which month is National Month Month?

Oct 1, 2014
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And Physical Therapy Month. And more. Why?

At food banks, digital donations go farther

Nov 28, 2013
While food banks would never turn away that can of about-to-expire lima beans, those donations come with a lot of overhead.

Turns out a shutdown is a great time for politicians to raise money

Oct 1, 2013
There's no shutting down Washington's endless chase for cash.

Hey, big spender: Small companies start advertising for investors

Sep 25, 2013
The JOBS Act has loosened rules to let private companies and hedge funds solicit investment. How are they going about it?

DOMA decision kicks off money chase

Jun 27, 2013
The Supreme Court’s gay marriage decision launches major fundraising efforts from both sides.

The economy of walking for cures (Infographic)

Jun 5, 2013
The Susan B. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity announced this morning that it is cancelling fundraising walks in seven cities in 2014. How much do they actually make from similar walks?

'March Madness' Beltway style

Mar 21, 2013
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament kicks off today, and there is big money at stake -- in office pools, of course, and in Washington, where the tournament is a gimmick for politicians raising campaign cash.

For public good, not for profit.

Stanford wins the fundraising race, setting a record

Feb 20, 2013
Stanford University becomes the first school to break the billion dollar barrier for fundraising in a single year.

The science behind Obama's fundraising emails

Nov 29, 2012
"Casual" and "frequent" seem to be the formula for campaign fundraising emails.

PAC tries to tap African-American Greek network

Sep 10, 2012
A new political action committee is trying to bring alumni of the nine oldest black fraternities and sororities -- known as the Divine Nine -- into the fundraising game.