Let’s do the numbers: the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Jul 27, 2016
The nonprofit marks its fundraising campaign’s 2-year anniversary with a research breakthrough.
Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of the band KISS participates in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Aug. 22, 2014 in Noblesville, Indiana.
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Election money starts to flow down the ballot

Jul 8, 2016
Democrats and the GOP are ramping up for congressional fights all over the country.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives at the Republican National Committee's headquarters for a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Republicans on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Trump could help unify a strategy for some Democrats.
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How 'cash on hand' gives insight to campaign strategy

Feb 1, 2016
Campaigns sent their latest numbers to the Federal Election Commission Sunday.
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks during a campaign event at the Johnson County Fairgrounds January 31, 2016 in Iowa City, Iowa.
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The black market for campaign email lists

Dec 15, 2015
A Politico story looks into the lucrative market for candidate donor emails.

'Burn rate' a snapshot of campaign health

Oct 16, 2015
How fast candidates spend can matter as much as how much money they raise.

After a controversy in politics, money follows

Mar 3, 2015
The Israeli Prime Minister's speech was a chance for some to fundraise.

For public good, not for profit.

The Koch brothers' $900 million war chest

Jan 28, 2015
The brothers vow to raise nearly a billion dollars from a few hundred people.
David H. Koch.
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Koch brothers' 2016 war chest is $889 million

Jan 27, 2015
They are funding a network of political groups gearing up to influence election.

The president as fundraiser-in-chief

Oct 9, 2014
The president is doing less campaigning lately. Is that helping Democrats?