Honor Flight has helped 138,000 former service members visit the World War II Memorial, but 22,000 more are on the waiting list.
By Jennifer C. Berkshire
Contributor
Take-Action Buttons Turn News Readers Into Activists
Foundations and other organizations are supporting creative efforts that make it easy for journalists to steer people to charities worth supporting.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Capital Ideas, Powerful Impact
As it winds down operations, Atlantic Philanthropies commissioned photographers to document its legacy.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
People are more generous when reminded of their own indulgences, Yale researchers have found.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
IRS Has Improved Application Process for Social-Welfare Groups, Says Watchdog
A new report says the IRS no longer considers groups’ names or policy positions when evaluating their potential for tax-exempt status, CNN reports.
Kathmandu’s Single-Runway Airport Makes Aid Delivery Challenging
Groups trying to get relief supplies to Kathmandu have been hindered by an airport with too little parking for airplanes, repairs that have closed its runway several times, and blocked roads in the surrounding area, according to NPR.
Boston Community Groups Ease Racial and Economic Disparities
The Boston Globe explores how some local community groups are fighting the racial and economic disparities that can create a sense of hopelessness and lead to the kind of anger and destruction seen in Baltimore over the past week.
President Obama to Announce Nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
The new charity is intended to support young minority males, Crain’s New York Business reports. It is still unclear how the new group will differ from the White House program My Brother’s Keeper, which has similar goals.
Clinton Foundation Doesn’t Pay All Interns
Despite Hillary Clinton’s speaking out against the practice of offering unpaid internships, most of the Clinton Foundation’s interns are volunteers, The Daily Beast reports.
Vatican Gave $1.6 Million to Charity Last Year
The money went to aid for refugees, prisoners, the homeless, the sick, and the elderly, says Agence France-Presse. According to the report, fundraising efforts have multiplied under Pope Francis, who has made the plight of the poor a hallmark of his papacy.