A year after the tsunami hit South Asia, tens of thousands of people remain homeless and a majority of the money contributed to help victims has been unspent, reports The Wall Street Journal. Aid officials say that reconstruction has been hindered by the scope of the devastation, but also by…
The San Gabriel Valley chapter of the American Red Cross is struggling to overcome internal dissension and public embarassment resulting from the recent disclosure that it hired a con man as a top fund raiser, reports the Los Angeles Times. Fred Brito was hired in August as the group’s chief…
The National Kidney Foundation, Singapore’s largest charity, attempted to repair its image after a string of scandals by releasing a report that outlined the failings of its former senior management, reports The Financial Times. The report, by accountants from KPMG, said the charity suffered from a…
The $500-million fund-raising campaign by the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation faces mounting criticism as it seeks donations to pay for a September 11 museum and memorial, reports the Associated Press. Critics said they were concerned that many of the organization’s board members have not…
The state of California is looking into allegations that several nonprofit hospital are achieving too much of a surplus, including those managed by the large Kaiser Foundation and Sutter Health organizations, reports the Sacramento Business Journal. Fifteen of the 200 hospitals reviewed by the…
Robert E. Fischell, a medical inventor, will give $30-million to the University of Maryland for a new bioengineering program, The Washington Post reports. Mr. Fischell’s gift is the third of such size to be received by the university in the last year.
Middle-class Americans of working age give more to charity than their much wealthier counterparts, a new study has found, reports The New York Times reports. The New Tithing Group, in San Francisco, found that, based on 2003 tax reports, people under 65 with annual incomes between $50,000 and…
UPDATE: EARTHQUAKE AID TO ASIA
NATO and UNICEF outlined their plans Saturday for disaster relief to the parts of Pakistan and Kashmir hit by the earthquake in October, reports the Associated Press. The two groups said getting local health providers trained in the next two months will be a key goal before the onset of harsh…