Web Site Offers 15-Minute Volunteer Projects
A Web site based in Illinois seeks to make it easy for busy people to do good works, offering assignments that can be completed in as little as 15 minutes, reports the Chicago Tribune. CharityGuide.org lists more than 170 projects it says can be completed in a quarter hour or less, including moving…
How a Microsoft Millionaire Built His Charity
John Wood, who became a millionaire by working at Microsoft, has just published a book that explains how he founded Room to Read, a nonprofit group that has sent millions of books to developing countries, built school libraries across the world, and provided money for 2,000 scholarships for girls,…
Canvassing Harms Political Activism, Scholar Says
Liberal activist groups rely too heavily on paid canvassers and that practice is limiting their ability to produce political change, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. In a new book called Activism, Inc., Dana R. Fisher, an assistant professor of sociology at Columbia University, says that…
Gates Foundation Joins World Bank on Health-Care Project
Gates Foundation and World Bank join forces on health care
The federal government levied a $4.2-million penalty fee on the American Red Cross on Friday, saying that the charity has failed to take steps to protect the safety of the nation’s blood supply, The Washington Post reports. The federal Food and Drug Administration also told the Red Cross to review…
N.J. Senator’s Deal With a Charity Under Investigation
The federal government has opened a criminal investigation into a rental arrangement between the North Hudson Community Action Corporation and Sen. Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, reports The Star-Ledger. Senator Menendez received at least $300,000 from the group over the nine years in…
Links Between Donors and College Admissions Explored
Some high-profile colleges make special efforts to admit children from wealthy families in the hopes of gaining donations and fame, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper examines in detail how Duke University pursued wealthy students to bolster its endowment and how Brown University…
Canceled Wedding Produces Money for Charity
Kyle Paxman canceled her wedding six weeks before it was to take place, but decided to turn the planned party into a fund-raising event for charity, reports The New York Times. Ms. Paxman invited her guests to write checks to CARE, the international aid group, and to the Vermont Children’s Aid…