Gulf Times |
Donors pledge 1bn dollars for women and children’s health fund
Gulf Times ‘Each day, 830 women die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, and 450,000 children under 5 [years old] die needlessly every month,’ she said. Host country Norway pledged 360 million dollars. Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the GFF … |
Gulf Times |
Donors pledge 1bn dollars for women and children’s health fund
Gulf Times ‘Each day, 830 women die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, and 450,000 children under 5 [years old] die needlessly every month,’ she said. Host country Norway pledged 360 million dollars. Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the GFF … World leaders pledge US$1 billion to transform health and nutrition of world’s poorest women, children and adolescentsReliefweb |
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St. Charles considering charitable initiative to fund public projects
Chicago Daily Herald Donors would have the option of giving to specific city-related projects or making a general contribution to the overarching St. Charles initiative, said Jeff Hartman, the foundation’s president and chief executive officer. The program’s model, based … |
TimesLIVE |
SA needs more liver donors to save lives‚ say researchers
TimesLIVE A shortage of facilities and the increasing demand for life-saving kidney treatment in the public sector has led to a rise in kidney-related deaths. From 1999 to 2006‚ deaths from chronic kidney disease in the public sector increased by 67%‚ reported … |
WSOC CharlotteExecutives at Charlotte-based Nucor among top Trump donorsWSOC Charlotte[RELATED: North Carolina Gov. Cooper asks Trump to pull back on tariff]. Retired Nucor CEO Dan DiMicco has railed against the damaging effects of steel-dumping by for…
Medical XpressFirst-of-its-kind research models immune responses in cellular immunotherapiesMedical XpressThe first of the three studies, published in the journal PLoS ONE, analyzed DNA sequencing samples from 27 HLA-matched related and 50 unrelated st…
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Opinion: Bad news for charities: those calendars and address labels don’t pay off
MarketWatch Four groups received a conditional offer: a luggage tag in response to their donation. One group merely received the offer. Another group had an identical solicitation with related wording on the outside of the envelope. This tested whether prospective … |
The Chronicle of Philanthropy |
6 Dos and Don’ts for Fundraising Success This Giving Season
The Chronicle of Philanthropy Plus, they’re quick to encourage friends to take action online related to causes they care about. Targeting this group can help you reach a new generation of donors who will spread your message to their peers. Don’t rely on the season alone. Between … |
Honolulu Civil Beat |
Hawaii’s Big Donors Pump Millions Into Mainland Political Campaigns
Honolulu Civil Beat WASHINGTON — Far from the battleground states on the mainland, some heavyweight political donors in Hawaii are spending big chunks of money to influence congressional races in the midterm campaigns. Data from the Federal Election Commission …. The … |
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Donor Interest Fades in Scholarships for Refugees
Al-Fanar Media (See related article “Syrian Refugees Are Often Steered Into Illegal Jobs.”) The need for economic help in educating refugee and displaced youth is not letting up. Refugee agencies fear an additional 700,000 Syrians could be displaced as fighting … |