Basketball legend Michael Jordan—whom you probably know best from the iconic 1996 film Space Jam—is handing over the $8.9 million he was awarded in a recent settlement to local nonprofits that help Chicago area children. Jordan plans to donate the money next summer. Jordan was awarded the money in a successful lawsuit against grocery chains […]
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Raising children with the expectation that they will give back to their communities is important, and not just because you want to give them things to put on their resumes or eventual college applications. Teaching children the value of volunteer work teaches them to value what they have, to appreciate their own lives and find […]
Millennials, those people who are now between the ages of 18 and 34, tend to get a bad wrap. They are often accused of not working hard enough, or expecting too much out of the opportunities they do have. Some older folk seem to think that all millennials are self-important children, who think they’re important […]
The United Nations recently released a report, titled “Alert, Early Warning and Readiness Report,” which details their assessment of current or potential global crises in the next six months. These crises are likely to require billions in humanitarian aid because frankly, things aren’t looking good. They highlighted political conflicts, either current or forthcoming, that could […]
Eighteen widely scattered high schools in have a thirty year tradition to uphold together. And it’s not a football game or a senior prank, not school trips or a party. It’s charity, on a grand scale. For a six-week span every autumn from the beginning of October to mid-November, the eighteen schools compete to see […]
As of November 3rd, Islamist charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and 59 other organizations cannot be covered by Pakistani media. The groups in question are known to have ties to terrorist groups such as al-Qaida. Jamaat-ud-Dawa in particular is suspected of planning the three day terrorist siege of Mumbai, India’s financial capital, in 2008 which killed at […]
Ongoing global efforts to tackle the deadly malaria disease have taken a positive turn as a vaccine is one step closer to reality. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) and the Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) announced that the RTS,S malaria vaccine (also known as Mosquirix) will be […]
According to a recent survey of 2,000 Britons, commissioned by the fundraising website eSolidar, fundraising attempts by British charities are, well, annoying. The survey asked respondents questions about how likely they were to donate under certain circumstances, and how they perceived certain charity practices. Overall, 74% of respondents felt “bombarded” with fundraising appeals, namely letters […]
The concept of the “grand challenge”, of tasking researchers and others with trying to answer big questions to advance their fields, was introduced to charity in 2003 with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health program. That program set aside $450 million to award grants to researchers tackling big questions in […]
UNICEF’s Kid Power program is focused on helping kids eat better around the world by providing them with healthy food. Now, they’ve joined forces with Target, who will be adding another dimension to that program: getting kids in America to be more active. Starting next month, Target will start selling fitness bands for children, which […]