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A Culture of Philanthropy, In Times of Tragedy and Always

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Post date November 22, 2013

The Wall Street Journal recently reported about the newest corporate organization stepping up to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Moody’s Corporation has announced that it has made a $50,000 donation to the American Red Cross through The Moody’s Foundation, its philanthropic branch. According to The Wall Street Journal, the American Red Cross is part of […]

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Avoid Charity Scams Blossoming from Typhoon Haiyan

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Post date November 18, 2013

Avoid Charity Scams from Typhoon Haiyan — IMG: via Shutterstock

As we saw last year with Superstorm Sandy, in the wake of tragedy we see two sides of the coin: incredibly generous people and unfortunately greedy ones. After Sandy hit last year, millions of dollars were “donated” with good intentions to charities that ended up being scam organizations. All that money, intended for victims who […]

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