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How do you evaluate the suitability of individual, foundational, corporate, and government funding sources for a nonprofit organization such as Susan G. Komen For The Cure?

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This 260-word solution describes how to evaluate the suitability of individual, foundational, corporate, and government funding sources for a nonprofit organization. It also provides a real-world example using the current controversy surrounding Susan G. Komen For The Cure, a nonprofit organization that has come under fire for accepting donations from sources considered unsuitable, and how the charity could have avoided this issue.

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been under sharp criticism for accepting donations from unsuitable sources. The company has accepted donations from organizations that have received disproportionate publicity for donating very little. It has created the impression that Susan G. Komen For The Cure is an advertising front for such companies. Also, the company is a organization that is aiming to end breast cancer, but it has been used to promote products that may cause cancer as they include carcinogens. The individual, ...

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