Federal Appeals Court Upholds Indiana Telemarketing Law
Last week a federal appeals court in Chicago declined to review a challenge brought by nonprofit groups against an Indiana law that bars charities from hiring professional telemarketers to solicit donations, reports the Associated Press. Under the law, charities are allowed to make solicitation…
Ohio Official Scraps Controversial Nonprofit Proposal
Last week Ohio’s attorney general, Jim Petro, scrapped a controversial proposal to make charities more accountable. Instead, he will establish an advisory panel to recommend new nonprofit rules, reports The Plain Dealer, in Cleveland. The abandoned proposal would have set up tough policies,…
Novel Charity Expected to Bring New Drug to Market
The Institute for OneWorld Health, in San Francisco, is expected to receive the Indian government’s approval this fall for use of a drug that may cure black fever, the first time a charity has succeeded in bringing a drug to market, reports The New York Times. The organization’s unusual mission is…
Tsunami Aid Groups Come Under Fire
Aid groups criticized for not fulfilling promises in Indonesia
Calif. AG Criticized for Private Getty Meeting
Calif. AG comes under fire for lunch with former Getty director
Astor Legacy Secure Thanks to Matriarch’s Philanthropy
Despite a high-profile court battle, Brooke Astor’s personal style of philanthropy has ensured that the Astor name occupies a special place in New York’s social history, reports The New York Times. Mrs. Astor parlayed the $60-million her husband gave her for charity when he died in 1959 into almost…
Islamic Charity Fund Raiser Released From Prison
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday ordered the release of Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan, a fund raiser for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a Muslim charity in Richardson, Tex., that the government shut down for alleged ties to terrorists, reports the Associated Press. Federal…
Charity Helps Poor County Reduce Teen Pregnancy
Bamberg County, an impoverished, rural area in South Carolina, has been able to greatly reduce teen-pregnancy rates thanks in part to a long-running nonprofit program, the Denmark-Olar Teen Life Center, reports The Wall Street Journal. Between 1982, when Teen Life opened, and 2004, Bamberg’s…
Insurer Donates $10-Million for Medical Schools
Health insurer donates $10-million to Calif. medical schools
9/11 Charities Will Benefit From Film
Portion of proceeds from Oliver Stone’s 9/11 movie will go to charities