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nonprofit organization fraud  

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  • The missions of nonprofit organizations are dramatically different from those of their profit-making counterparts. A primary example of a nationally recognized organization is the Susan G. Komen (Foundation) for the Cure that has been a national leader with its ubiquitous pink symbols in the effort to raise funds to support education, research, and treatment for the cure of breast cancer. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Nonprofit Organization Fraud]

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