N.Y. Attorney General’s Charity Ties Questioned
Political opponent questions N.Y. Attorney General’s charity connection
Gates Sr. Speaks on Philanthropy
In speaking to college officials on Tuesday, William H. Gates Sr., father of Bill Gates and co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, defended the estate tax and outlined the big role he thinks wealthy Americans should play in philanthropy, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. He…
Former Executive Starts Cancer Charity
Three years after his mother died of ovarian cancer in 2001, Don Listwin, a former Cisco Systems executive, started a charity to beat the disease by bolstering ways to detect cancer before it spreads, reports The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Listwin, 47, is one of a growing number of businessmen who…
Getty Museum Gives Up Greek Antiquities
Getty Museum will return two disputed antiquities to Greece
Oxfam Closes Two Offices in Darfur, Sudan
Oxfam has temporarily closed two offices in Darfur, Sudan, after efforts to find one of its Sudanese employees abducted several months ago failed, reports the BBC. The aid group said that a lack of security continues to prevent organizations from reaching those in need. (See The Chronicle’s story…
British Charity to Borrow Up to $921-Million
The Wellcome Trust, a British charity, plans to sell a bond of up to $921-million to bolster its support for medical and scientific research, reports Reuters. The bond issue will be the first by a charitable trust in Europe, according to a banker familiar with the deal.
Rockefeller Grant to Help New Orleans Rebuild
New Orleans neighborhoods will get the chance to design their own recovery plans under a deal financed by the Rockefeller Foundation, in New York, and organized through the Greater New Orleans Foundation, reports The Times-Picayune. Under the plan, financed largely by a $3.5-million grant from the…
Students Volunteering in Droves
In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina, record numbers of college graduates are applying to AmeriCorps, the Peace Corps, and other programs that allow them to serve others, reports USA Today. Young people more often want to channel their activism into helping other people…
Sale of bank prompts two donors to send millions of dollars to charities