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What Will Replace 'Checkout Charity' After Big Retailers are Gone?

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Over a decade the retailer had raised $100 million dollars for the hospital's cancer care and research, making Kmart the hospital's biggest donor in its 50+ year history. "It Behind all the smiles and applause in Memphis was the cold truth that online retail would soon steamroll Kmart into oblivion. Next $100 million in five years!

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Newsletter: Advice for New Corporate Fundraisers ; 25 Hot Retailers to Add to Your Prospect List; How to Use YouTube to Drive Traffic to Your Website

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25 hot retailers ?? Associate Director, Corporate Relations, GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer , Remote ($90k - $105k) 4. is a win that brings you closer to a new partnership! What would you suggest to a new corporate fundraiser?? Hit reply and let me know and I can share your advice in an upcoming issue. ?? Partnership Notes 1.

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Tis the Season for Bad Cause Marketing

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As first reported in Nonprofit Quarterly , a New Mexico company sponsored a Coyote Kill Contest this weekend, saying that half the proceeds will go to the Children’s Outdoor Adventure Association. According to the contest organizers, the nonprofit takes kids with cancer, disabilities, etc. on outdoor adventures. … Keep reading.

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Newsletter: Selfish Giving + You: 2025 is Our Year! ; Retail Winners and Losers of 2024 ; How Jimmy Carter Made Habitat a Nonprofit Giant

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In the past year, Ive worked with organizations such as Wounded Warrior Project , American Lung Association, Hire Heroes USA , and Boys & Girls Clubs of America , to name just a few. There are two fewer retailers to partner with: Party City and Big Lots close 1,600 stores and declare bankruptcy.

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Is Your Nonprofit Ready for Product Licensing?

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Four well known nonprofits that are leading the way on product licensing include the American Heart Association , Product RED, ASPCA and FEED. This is a nonprofit’s company name, logos and any additional marks that followers associate with your charity. But what about retailers? So that explains the interest from manufacturers.

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Newsletter: Competing Caterpillar Cakes Spark Retail War for Charity ; Perfect T-Shirt to Get Vaccinated in Benefits Great Cause ; The Era of Corporate Political Responsibility is Upon Us

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Sure, things here in the states are wound tighter than a cocoon, but nothing like in the UK where two retailers are egging each other over competing caterpillar cakes.???? Thankfully, the emerging winners are the retailers' beautiful charity partners. Bartenders’ Guild , which helps struggling bar and restaurant workers.

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R.I.P. Toys "R" Us ??; 25 Retail Influencers to Follow ?; Are Supermarkets Next Hot Spot for Fundraising Events?

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Whether the storied retailer was murdered Caesar-like on the Ides of March by Amazon, Target and Walmart , or was a victim of gross mismanagement , was hotly debated on the Internet last week. But one thing is for sure: causes will lose millions when Toys "R" Us disappears from malls and retail parks this spring. Top Stories 1.

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