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Tag Archives: fraud
Online Fraud on the Rise in Australian Nonprofit Sector
( February 10, 2012 ) Tags: Australia, donations, fraud, onlineFunds lost through online fraud in the Not for Profit sector is at an all-time high, with fraudulent online transactions resulting in almost 40 per cent of the total value of sector fraud reported, according to the 2012 BDO Not for Profit Fraud Survey.
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(UK) Changes in How Aid is Targeted Could Lead to Increased Fraud and Corruption, MPs Warn
( October 26, 2011 ) Tags: aid, corruption, fraud, UKLabour MP Margaret Hodge, chairwoman of the Pac, said: “The department is going to be spending more in fragile and conflict-affected countries and the danger to the taxpayer is that there could be an increase in fraud and corruption.
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(US) New Jersey Children’s Cancer Charity Spent $ Million Donations on Luxury Cars
( October 18, 2011 ) Tags: fraud, USAttorney General Dow said “millions” were made by the phony charity in the resale of luxury cars. Read full article
(UK) Charity Umbrella Bodies Join Forces to Tackle Fraud
( October 12, 2011 ) Tags: fraud, UKThirty-seven regulatory and umbrella bodies including the Charity Commission, CFDG, NCVO, Victim Support and Citizens Advice have banded together to devise a new nationwide strategy to tackle fraud.
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(UK) Charity Administrator Sent to Prison for Stealing £76,000 from Children’s Hospital Fund
( October 10, 2011 ) Tags: fraud, UKA charity administrator was last week jailed for 15 months for stealing £76,000 from the Yorkshire Children’s Hospital Fund. Howard Rose, 63, of Earswick in York, pleaded guilty to theft at York Crown Court.
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RT @pernillan: Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank http://t.co/RRBuNdRdIG
Happy #AfricaDay! As the African Union celebrates in Ethiopia, see how the host nation is building a brighter future: http://t.co/qdOQApc4C2
5 things social entrepreneurs should talk about 
Lois Lerner takes “the Fifth” before House Oversight Committee 
RT @EFAReport: @APiebalgsEU Great to hear our statistics in your speech earlier: http://t.co/OBgZOD22KE
RT @jpstijns: Great news for #Africa: #EU rushes out corporate #tax transparency law http://t.co/7g7wvTWKDF @FT Recommendation of AEO 2010!
IRS Veteran to Replace Lois Lerner in IRS Nonprofit Division 
RT @nature_brains: Scientists discover two mini-spiders in China (photos): http://t.co/zrCBv0IlaW @mongabay
After 50 years of brutal military rule, Myanmar’s democratic opening has been swift and startling http://t.co/beFRojtk6o via @TheEconomist
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
@luvhornsnhorses Thanks for the RT!
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Top #charity news: SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning (this + lots more) http://t.co/2BvA9K3E36
RT @unisdr: #gpdrr13 blog: Financing for Disaster Risk Management: a bleak history http://t.co/6LaQMotNpa MT @gfdrr @odi_development @dgate…
Foreign Assistance Dashboard now includes data from Treasury and Defense http://t.co/MnSlBy4RwJ via @SJStaats @willmckitterick
RT @siwhitehouse: RT @pernillan Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank...
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