New Orleans Hospital Closure Prompts Protest
Doctors, former patients, and preservationists are fighting to reopen Charity Hospital, the nonprofit New Orleans medical center shuttered after its basement flooded following Hurricane Katrina, reports the Associated Press. While hospital officials say the institution cannot be saved, the…
Visitors Flock to Georgia Aquarium
Since its opening in November, the Georgia Aquarium has been a popular and financial success, attracting more than a million visitors and renting out its large ballroom to supplement its income, reports The New York Times. Created primarily with a $250-million gift from Bernard Marcus, the founder…
Red Cross, Humane Society Under Scrutiny
Red Cross, Humane Society under investigation by Lousisiana officials
Red Cross Dismisses Volunteers
Amid a criminal inquiry, Red Cross dismisses two key supervisors of relief effort
Red Cross Investigates Wrongdoing
Red Cross investigates wrongdoing in relief aid; fires key administrators
Growing Competition Hurts Charities
The increasing number of charities competing to raise money for the same causes has caused problems, The Wall Street Journal reports. Instead of coordinating their efforts, many medical-research organizations that focus on specific diseases are finding themselves fighting to attract the same donors…
Barbara Bush’s Charitable Donation Benefits Son’s Company
Barbara Bush, the former first lady and mother of President Bush, has made a donation to hurricane-relief efforts, earmarking the money specifically for Ignite Learning, a company run by her son Neil, reports the Houston Chronicle. The amount of the gift has not been disclosed. The Bush-Clinton…
Charities Start Pharmaceutical Enterprises
Large grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other wealthy philanthropies are making it possible for nonprofit biotechnology groups like the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to pursue projects that only for-profit drug makers could previously afford, reports The Washington Post.…
Entrepreneur Starts Philanthropic Internet Search Engine
Ken Ramberg, an Internet entrepreneur in Los Angeles, and his sister, J.J., recently established GoodSearch.com, an Internet search engine that raises money for charities, reports Fortune Small Business magazine. Each time a person searches the Internet with GoodSearch.com, 50 percent of the…