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Just Say NO to Fundraising Requests from Politicians

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Donor Strike, Politics, Campaign Finance Reform, Money, Change Congress, Fec, Special Interests, Lawrence Lessig, Fundraising, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Lawrence Lessig

It's that time of the year again. Every quarter, just as the FEC reporting deadlines approach, politicians go on a mad scramble for last-minute donations.

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Dems Out-Fundraise GOP By Millions In May

CNN | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Cnn, Rnc, Republicans, Dnc, Democrats vs Republicans, Democrats, Fundraising, Politics News

The Democratic National Committee pulled in roughly $8.35 million last month, outpacing the $5.7 million raised by its Republican counterpart....

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Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Same Sex, Bill Clinton, President Obama, Honeymoon, Obama, Democratic National Committee, Campaign, Gay, Campaign Promises, Election, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Marriage, Lane Hudson, Change, Gay Rights, Clinton, Dadt, Change We Can Believe In, Midterm, Chris Weigant, Rick Warren, Defense of Marriage Act, John Aravosis, Dnc, Hudson, Doma, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Aravosis, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.

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Arlen Specter's Desperate Fundraising Tactics

Senate Guru | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Pa-Sen, Joe Sestak, Fundraising, Politics News
Senate Guru

{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} Arlen Specter appears even more desperate as his fundraising pleas are getting ever more shameless. Y...

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Cancer Research Website Really Arlen Specter Campaign Fundraiser

Senate Guru | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Pa-Sen, Fundraising, Medical Research, Cancer Research, Politics News
Senate Guru

Critics say the layout of specterforthecure.com itself obscures the fact that what looks like a solicitation for medical research is really just a campaign cash come-on.

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Michele Bachmann's Minnesota Race A Gift That Keeps Giving -- To Democrats

CQ Politics | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Minnesota, Fundraising, El Tinklenberg, Michele Bachmann, Politics News

Who was the biggest donor to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in March, transferring $250,000 to the House Democrats' campaign arm from...

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Jason Linkins

Cantor Mocked On Fox News For Attending Britney Concert (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Congressional Fundraising, Cantor Spears, Britney Spears, Fox and Friends, Fundraising, Eric Cantor, Politics News

Fox And Friends had House Republican Whip Eric Cantor on this morning, where they launched a two pronged attack of uncritically accepting the House GO...

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Jason Linkins

Congress Hard At Work Fundraising As Economy Collapses (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Congressional Fundraising, American News Project, Fundraising, Politics News

Via Crooks and Liars comes this extraordinary video report from the American News Project's Harry Hanbury. In it, Hanbury spends a day trooping aroun...

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Capitol Hill: Parties All the Time

Harry Hanbury | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abramoff, Capitol Hill, Federal Election Commission, Fundraising Events, Fundraising, Capitol Hill Party, Jack Abramoff, Politics News
Harry Hanbury

You do not show up to a Congressional fundraiser with a video crew and ask to speak to a member of Congress or their staff. Even just for two minutes. But that's what I did.

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Imagine the Reaction If It Were Olbermann

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Nrcc, Greta Van Susteren, 2010 Elections, Cnbc, 2010 Senate, GOP Hypocrisy, Larry Kudlow, Chris Dodd, Keith Olbermann, Fundraising, Republican Party, Chris Matthews, Media News
Mark Nickolas

It's incredible how quickly CNBC is rivaling Fox News when it comes to conflicts of interest and as a bastion of biased and partisan news.

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30% Drop In RNC Fundraising Under Steele

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Fundraising, Michael Steele Rnc, Rnc Chair, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

While the RNC saw a 25 percent increase in January 2009 fundraising, compared to January 2007, its February 2009 fundraising was a 30 percent decrease compared to February 2007.

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The Army Of Unemployed: How The Laid-Off Can Change The World

Adlai Wertman | Posted 03.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Poverty, Charity, Food Stamps, Funding Non-Profits, Volunteers, Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Jobs, Philanthropy, Unemployment, Volunteering, Homelessness, Volunteer, Homeless, Poor, Fundraising, The Giving Life, Living News
Adlai Wertman

Is this a time, though, where we can apply a basic math rule -- two negatives equal a positive? Could a large group of unemployed actually be good for the charities?

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Guest Post by Jacob Harold -- The Nonprofit Marketplace: Getting Social Impact Bang For Our Philanthropic Bucks

Paul Brest | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Mckinsey, Business Plan, Investment Funds, Overhead, Goals, Open Information, Foundations, Nonprofit Effectiveness, Nonprofits, Funding Non-Profits, Business News, Nonprofit Information Marketplace, Fundraising, Giving, Impact, The Nature Conservancy, Philanthropic Goals, Intermediary Organizations, Social Impact, Strategy, Rating Nonprofits, Economic Crisis, Philanthropy, Contributions, Jacob Harold, Markets, Donations, Rainforest Action Network, Charity, Nonprofit Marketplace, Public Benefit, Progress, Donors, Financial Advisors, Economy, Guidestar, Business News
Paul Brest

The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.

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Optics: The Great Party Pooper

Liz Neumark | Posted 03.16.2009 | Style

Read More: Menu, Charity, Corporations, Economy, Party, Non-Profit, Food, Events, Schmoozing, Entertaining, Cuisine, 2009, Recession, Fundraising, Style News
Liz Neumark

Corporations are lying low; but the smart ones recognize the value of bringing people together in effective schmoozing.

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At-Home Mothers & the National Service Track

Barri Gordon Waltcher | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Community Service, Michelle Obama, Volunteering, First Lady, Kids, Children, New York State, Obama Community Organizer, Schools, Parenting, Fundraising, Moms, Mothers, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Parents, Living News
Barri Gordon Waltcher

The type of volunteering that SAHM's tend to do -- tasks associated with PTAs, sports teams, etc -- is largely viewed as unskilled, with questionable economic value.

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And A Naughty Monkey Shall Lead Them: Upcoming RNC Palin Wardrobe Auction?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican National Committee, Sale, RNC Palin Wardrobe, Naughty Monkey, Republican, Palin Shoes eBay, Niece, Palin Naughty Monkey, Palin Niece, Fundraise, Palin eBay Auction, Rnc, Chris Weigant, Palin, Sarah Palin, Auction, RNC Wardrobe, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Ebay, Palin Shoes, Naughty Monkey Shall Lead Them, Shoes, Palin Wardrobe, Stimulus Package, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Don't be too surprised if Palin memorabilia becomes a "Republican stimulus package," so to speak.

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Auction Block Politics

Laura MacCleery | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Special Interests, Fundraising, Rod Blagojevich, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Laura MacCleery

There is a widely acknowledged symbiotic relationship between donors and politicians that tends over time merely to reinforce and reward the natural political inclinations of both.

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We Still Know Some of the Things We Knew

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Joe the Plumber, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Election Results, Fundraising, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Obama's record-shattering fundraising was a key piece of his election victory allowing him to not only dominate the airwaves, but to implement his campaign's brilliantly planned field campaign.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. and Blago: Politicians as Usual

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson Jr., George W. Bush, Fundraising, Blagojevich Corruption, Politics News
Casey Gane-McCalla

The practice of rewarding people who raise cash for campaigns with high-level positions is as American as apple pie.

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Change the Way We Create Change

Dan Pallotta | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nonprofit, Poverty, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit, Donation, Charity Costs, Fundraising, Politics News
Dan Pallotta

We let people make a fortune doing any number of things that will harm the poor, but want to crucify anyone who wants to make money helping them.

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Study's Claim on the 'Myth' of Obama's Small Donor Base Is Itself a 'Myth'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Donations, Funds, Fundraising, Barack Obama, Obama Small Donors, Obama, Hillary Clinton Huffington, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

A new CFI study disputes the "myth" that Obama rode a wave of small donations to victory. But buried in the report, are all the figures and arguments for showing that the CFI's "myth" is actually a myth.

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Where Will Barack's E-Mail List End Up?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Twitter, President Obama, Opt In, Obama Administration, Facebook, Barack Obama, List, Thomas Gensemer, change.gov, Politics, David Plouffe, Obama Movement, mybarackobama.com, Email List, Dnc, Huffington Post, Obama Campaign, Fundraising, whitehouse.gov, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

It now seems possible that Barack's formidable organization might end up with a direct line into the White House.

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Sarah Palin Asks Me for Under-The-Table Money

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Fundraising, Sarah Palin, Palin, Federal Public Finance Laws, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

I was reminded of how egregiously the McCain campaign has undermined public financing laws when I got an email from Palin urging me to contribute to McCain-Palin Victory 2008.

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Obama Campaign Fundraising Review Roundup [Videos]

George Spyros | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidate, 2008 Elections, 2008 Campaign, Mcain Obama 2008, Fundraising, 2008 Election, Mcain 2008, 2008 Presidential Race, Funny or Die, Politics News
George Spyros

Video news rundown following the history of Obama's fund-raising going all the way back to the time of Hillary days -- remember those days? October 2...

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Battle For The West: Bundles of Cash

Ryan Rivera | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Debate, Sheldon Adelson, John McCain, Washoe County, Battle for the West, New Mexico, Campaign Finance, Steve Wynn, Colorado, Fundraising, Barack Obama, Home News
Ryan Rivera

Bundling Quid Pro Quo (image source: nymag.com) Campaign finance laws may limit the amount an individual can give to a candidate, but there's no end...

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