Charity Bus Race Kills Sheriff
A crash during a bus race to raise money for a youth charity killed a Florida sheriff on his 47th birthday, reports The Associated Press. On the 12th lap of a 15-lap race, Chris Daniels Sr. lost control of his bus, one of seven on the racetrack at the time. The driver of each bus, all former or…
Nobel Peace Prize Honors Microcredit Effort
Nobel Peace Prize goes to nonprofit microloan effort
Corporations Seek to Improve Disaster-Aid Efforts
Chief executives at 30 corporations are collaborating with charities and government agencies to improve disaster-aid efforts, reports USA Today. Frustrated with the government’s slow response to Katrina, a committee created by the Business Roundtable aims to put in place an emergency protocol that…
Gates Foundation Gives $30-Million for Charter Schools
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given $30-million to the NewSchools Venture Fund to build 200 charter schools for students from needy families, reports The Associated Press. The grant marks the second time the Gates Foundation has given money to NewSchools, which supports groups that…
Foundation Supports Business Seminars for Arts Leaders
The Joyce Foundation, in Chicago, will give $95,000 in grants over two years to send leaders of midsize arts groups to business seminars, reports The Chicago Tribune. The seminars, to be held in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Phoenix, and Seattle, will be taught by faculty members from business…
Red iPods to Raise Money for AIDS
Apple Computer and the rock star Bono have created a new iPod to raise money for charity, reports CNET News.com. The iPod Nano Red Special Edition was released on Friday. For every unit sold, Apple will donate $10 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The device is part of…
Under Pressure, Calif. Charity Names Donors
A nonprofit group founded by staff members of San Francisco’s mayor, Gavin Newsom, has released a list of its donors after initially refusing to do so, reports The San Francisco Chronicle. SF Connect, a spin-off of a government program to fight homelessness, had promised in August that all…
Kidnappers Free Volunteer Held in West Bank
After being held hostage for a day by Palestinians, a 24-year-old volunteer who had been teaching English in West Bank refugee camps has been released and appears unharmed, reports The Associated Press. Michael Leighton Phillips served as a volunteer for Project Hope, a humanitarian group that…