Differences in Pay for Men and Women in Top Charity Jobs
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Charities Fight Hookworm in Brazil
Brazil becomes testing ground for philanthropic efforts to fight hookworm
Religious Groups Benefit From Big Tax Breaks
Religious organizations and churches have received a growing number of tax breaks in recent years, prompting court challenges from people who believe the benefits unfairly favor religious groups over secular ones, reports The New York Times. The tax breaks include allowing preachers to deduct…
Philanthropy Revives Small-Town America
States in the Heartland are among the most generous in the country, and their philanthropy is helping to revive parts of small-town America, reports The New York Times. The states’ generosity was calculated by the New Tithing Group, a San Francisco organization that examined the percentage of…
Social-Services Hotline Sought in Maryland
The United Way of Central Maryland will sponsor a social-services hotline in Baltimore for 10 months with $900,000 in the hopes of convincing the state to implement a permanent hotline, reports The Baltimore Sun. As of today, dialing 2-1-1 will put Baltimore residents in touch with phone counselors…
Red Cross Urges Aid to North Koreans
Red Cross cautions against cutting off humanitarian aid to North Koreans
Health Charities Consider Forming Coalitions
Patient-advocacy groups debate the merits of forming coalitions
Muslim Charity Worker Killed in Iraq
Abdul-Sattar Abdullah Al-Mashhadani, director of programs in the Baghdad office of Life for Relief and Development, a Muslim charity in Southfield, Mich., was shot Saturday in Iraq at a checkpoint guarded by sectarian militia, reports The Associated Press. Officials at the charity said Mr.…
Madonna’s Visit to Africa Turns Spotlight on Celebrities’ Charity
While the pop singer Madonna toured orphanages and met charity workers and government officials in Malawi last week, some charity workers questioned the impact of celebrity altruism on the world’s poorest continent, Reuters reports. Madonna was there to help the Raising Malawi charity campaign, to…