Red Cross Details Its Disaster Plan
The American Red Cross, which received about 60 percent of the $3-billion in post-Katrina disaster donations and has been criticized for its response, said this week that it would work with and financially support other charities following future calamities, reports The New York Times. The charity…
Stem-Cell Program Awards Its First Grants
California institute awards its first stem-cell grants
Congressmen Urge Release of Chinese Charity Official
More than 100 members of Congress have pressed President Bush to help secure the release of Yang Jianli, president of the Foundation for China in the 21st Century, in Boston, Reuters reports. Mr. Yang has been in a Chinese jail since 2002, when he was accused by China of spying for Taiwan. The…
Calif. Company to Donate $20-Million for Schools
The Irvine Company, an Orange County, Calif., real-estate business, said Monday it plans to give $20-million over 10 years to the Irvine Unified School District for an ongoing program that sends art, music, and science experts into classrooms twice a week and costs approximately $2-million a year,…
Georgia May Force Health-Care Groups to Pay Sales Taxes
Georgia health-care groups could soon be required to pay sales taxes
California Arts Group Faces Fund-Raising Troubles
Orange County, Calif., performing-arts center faces fund-raising trouble
Legal-Aid Program to Expand Nationally
A program in Boston that enlists lawyers to provide free legal aid to poor families in need of medical care is gearing up to expand nationwide, reports The Boston Globe. The program, developed by the Boston Medical Center, has received $2.7-million in grants from organizations such as the W.K.…
International Charities Step Up Efforts to Get Health Care to the Needy
Overwhelmed by pleas for help, hospitals and charity organizations are going to great lengths to match needy patients from around the world with health care in the United States, reports The Wall Street Journal. Desperately ill patients from around the world are directed to hospitals by a variety…
Obituary: J.B. Fuqua, a Major Donor to Duke U.
J.B. Fuqua, the founder of a multibillion-dollar electric corporation and one of Duke University’s biggest donors, died Wednesday in Atlanta of complications from bronchitis, reports The New York Times. He was 87. Mr. Fuqua gave Duke nearly $40-million and the university’s school of business bears…