Daily News Roundup: $350 Million Raised for Storm Relief: Now Charities Decide On Priorities
September 15, 2017 | Read Time: 1 minute
About Hurricane Relief
Charities Have Raised Over $350 Million for Hurricane Harvey Relief — and Now Have to Decide Where It All Goes (Associated Press)
Hurricane Irma Relief Slow to Come to People in Fla. County Who Need It Most (Naples Daily News)
For Red Cross, Hurricanes Bring Both Donations and Criticism (Associated Press). Plus, see a Chronicle article about advice to the Red Cross about how to meet its fundraising challenges.
In Other News
Obama Foundation Outreach Meeting Draws Supporters and Opponents (Chicago Sun-Times)
Value of Gift to Iowa State U. Grows From $93 Million to $145 Million (The Des Moines Register)
HHS Slashes Funding by Up to 92% to Groups Helping Affordable Care Act Consumers Enroll (The Washington Post)
Boston Foundation Gets $50 Million Gift (The Boston Globe)
North Texas Giving Day Raises $39 Million (KERA News)
Ford Foundation and Billionaire Developer to Invest $17.5 Million in Detroit Housing (Craine’s Detroit Business)
Purge of Doctors Without Borders Was a Permit Issue, Pakistan Says (The New York Times)
Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson Is Dead (The Boston Globe)
