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3 Types of Nonprofit Fraud to Watch Out for Today

The Charity CFO

Feeding Our Future received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program—money intended to provide meals to children. How was this fraud uncovered?

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PODCAST: Understanding Fundraising & Human Behavior

The Charity CFO

And, um, as soon as you said that you did this little, uh, gosh, I used to work in the food service industry a long time ago. To know that they’re really into mental health services for children on making something up. They called secret shopper, secret shopper. You’re like the secret shopper of donors.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.