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U.S. corporations have donated millions of dollars in support of the American Red Cross’s philanthropy efforts for earthquake victims in Haiti, the humanitarian organization announced on Thursday. Companies made …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced $84 million in grants for 199 nonprofit organizations around the world. The foundation has six major areas of grantmaking: global development, …
This year, the national economy will face enormous challenges. Even as the economy is reportedly on the rise, America has a growing federal debt that economists suggest could reach …
Acts of philanthropy have recently helped a nonprofit organization establish a new $1 million fund that will help fight poverty in the Los Angeles area. The new Mullin-Miller Match Fund …
When it comes to nursing homes, nonprofit facilities may be the better option, according to a study from Physicians for a National Health Program. The authors reviewed 82 individual …
On September 7, 2006, Scott Harrison invited 700 people to his New York City birthday party and asked each attendee to bring $20. The money he raised at this …
New York-based Simons Foundation has granted $60 million to the University of California, Berkeley to create theory of computing institute . The new institute will be housed in Berkeley’s Calvin …
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation will be donating more than $1.2 million dollars to charities in the San Mateo and Santa Clara valleys in Callifornia. The eleven organizations receiving grants …
(San Francisco, CA, USA) Farida is a mother, wife and small businesswoman in India. She supports her family on less than $2 a day, which is a definition of …
The future of global health may feature a chewing gum that detects malaria, a mobile phone insert that helps diagnose pneumonia, and an "electronic nose" that diagnoses tuberculosis. Thanks to …
