Baptist Foundation Board Member Pleads Guilty
Baptist Foundation board member pleads guilty to fraud
Celebrity Charity Auctions Gain New Life on Internet
The Internet has given new life to auctions that sell celebrity-owned or -autographed items to raise money for charity, reports The New York Times. Since 2000, more than $81-million has been raised for charity on the online auction site eBay, and the company is planning to facilitate more…
New Leaders at Health Groups Will Set Global Agenda
New leaders at three of the most important global-health groups will help decide how governments and nonprofit organizations confront a range of health threats, from AIDS to avian flu, reports The Wall Street Journal. The United Nations’ World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,…
Fla. Charities Complain of Rising Insurance Costs
Rising property-insurance costs in Florida have forced some charities to consider cutting staff size or programs to pay the fees or forgo insurance altogether, reports the St. Petersburg Times. For example, property-insurance rates for the Homeless Emergency Project, in Clearwater, have more than…
Labor Day Telethon Raises Record Amount
The actor Jerry Lewis’s annual Labor Day telethon raised a record $61-million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, reports the Chicago Tribune. A review in The Washington Post called the 20-hour telethon a “noble event” that has raised more than $1.3-billion for the charity over the past 40…
Secret Investigators Examined Leader of Getty Trust
Secret internal investigation examined leader of the Getty Trust
New Orleans’ Mental-Health System Weakened
People with serious mental illnesses in the New Orleans area are not receiving adequate care due to Hurricane Katrina’s decimation of the city’s health-care system, reports the Times-Picayune of New Orleans. The closure of Charity Hospital, which anchored the mental health system for the poor, is…
Donations From Union Dues No Longer Restricted
An agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached last week will allow state employees in Ohio to donate their union dues to any charity, not just a church, reports The Associated Press. The settlement affects 37,000 workers, who can now…
British Police Search Charity’s Islamic School
British police last week searched an Islamic charity’s private school in southern England to see if it had ties to terrorists, reports The New York Times. Jameah Islameah, the charity that runs the school of the same name, says it provides training to Islamic teachers and classes for those without…