According to the San Francisco Chronicle, a long-standing attempt to build affordable public housing near the Coliseum BART station in East Oakland is all but dead. Beginning in 2003, the plan was to turn a large parking lot near the light rail station into a housing village with shops. It was supposed to house 10,000 […]
In 2012, foundations around the world raised a total of $1.8 billion dollars in grants to promote human rights, a 6% increase over 2011. 774 foundations raised that money for 11,000 non-profits, for a total of over 19,000 grants. This information comes from a new report by the Foundation Center and the International Human Rights […]
According to the annual Giving USA report on charitable donations in the United States, in 2014, for the first time in seven year, donations in this country exceeded pre-recession rates. In 2014, adjusting for inflation, Americans gave $358.38 billion. That was a 7.1% increase over 2013, and giving was up in several categories. Individual giving […]
The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced Thursday, July 9th, that it is opening a new Lung Cancer Center—The Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Center for Lung Cancer Research (DCLCR). The DCLCR was made possible by a $25 million donation from MSK board member Stanley Druckenmiller and his wife, Fiona. “Dramatic advancements have been made […]
Eddie Vedder, lead vocalist of Pearl Jam, is teaming up with Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey, guitarist and lead vocalist (respectively) of The Who, to help raise money for two charities. Using the crowdsourcing website Crowdrise, the musicians are selling raffle tickets for $10 each. The winner gets a private concert featuring Townsend, Daltrey, and […]
In the United Kingdom, the Telephone Preference Service allows people to opt-out of being cold-called, or contacted via phone by unsolicited parties. Cold calling has been a prominent tactic by which British charities have raised money in the past, but recent events have led to an investigation of that practice, and some changes in the […]
The founders of a charity based in San Diego were convicted of fraud and theft on July 10th, and could face up to 20 years I prison. Kevin Lombard and Judith Paixao ran the Wounded Marine Careers Foundation from 2007 to 2009, which purported to train wounded veterans for jobs in the movie industry. A […]
United Kingdom charity Kids Company is under investigation by that country’s Charity Commission following yet another request for money from the government. The charity has received several large grants from the British government, up to £4 million, and has faced allegations of favoritism from charities with similar goals. The Charity Commission investigates charities and oversees […]
The Interfaith Center focuses on helping people from a wide variety of religious and spiritual backgrounds to exist peacefully in New York. In addition to educational and interfaith offerings, the ICNY also works to support parolees reentering society, a project they do in partnership with the Harlem Community Justice Center and the J.C. Flowers Foundation. […]
The New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Grower’s Association (NHSWGA) is a non-profit that supports that state’s sheep and wool industry, recently pressed charges against one of their own members for embezzlement. Merrilyn Patch stole around $17,000 from the NHSWGA, and in December of 2014, the group went to the police for help in figuring out […]