Los Angeles Plans to Sue 10 Hospitals
The city of Los Angeles attorney’s office is preparing to sue 10 hospitals it suspects of discharging homeless patients with medical needs onto “skid row,” sources familiar with the city’s plans tell the Los Angeles Times. The attorney’s office has been investigating such practices for the past…
Pope Joins List of Investors in Immunization Fund
Pope Benedict XVI is among several world figures who will invest in bonds being sold to raise money quickly for an international effort to increase immunizations in some of the world’s poorest countries, reports Forbes magazine. The International Finance Facility for Immunization, established by…
Seattle Art Museum Announces Auction
The Seattle Art Museum will sell several paintings at Sotheby’s in New York later this month as part of an effort to raise funds to buy other artworks, reports The Seattle Times. Among the paintings to be auctioned are “New York Abstraction” by John Marin, “That Which the Sea Gives Up” by Chauncey…
Foundation Plans Auction of Controversial Picasso
A London charity plans to auction off a Picasso painting today that its former owner says was sold in the 1930s under pressure from Nazi officials, reports The Associated Press. The painting, “Portrait de Angel Fernandez de Soto,” is expected to fetch up to $60-million this evening and is being…
The Humane Society Seeks to Become Major Political Force
The Humane Society tries to become a political powerhouse
Alabama Shrine Club to Be Sold to Cover Shortfall
Alabama shrine club to be sold to cover shortfall
Advertising Awards to Benefit Nonprofit Groups
The Art Directors Club, in New York, in partnership with Corbis, has announced that it will offer monetary awards for the best pro bono work completed for charitable organizations, reports Adweek. The two groups have created the “Corbis Creativity for Social Justice” awards to recognize the best…
Wedding Gowns Stolen From Breast-Cancer Charity
A trailer containing approximately $3-million worth of wedding gowns has been stolen from a breast-cancer charity, reports The Associated Press. Making Memories, an organization in Scottsdale, Ariz., that grants the wishes of terminally ill women, raises money through the sale of donated wedding…
Calif. Health Charity Accused of Cheating State
Calif. health charity accused of improper billing