Idaho Statesman |
Head to Julia Davis Park for a new view of the Boise River
Idaho Statesman “We’re calling the first node the ‘eyes to the river’ because the Lions have so many sight-related charities,” she said, including donation drives for eye glasses and clinics. The club, which has only around 20 members, spent years raising the money to … |
The New Yorker |
The Wealth Gap in Philanthropy
The New Yorker At that time, Fidelity Charitable was in second place, after United Way, and critics were beginning to raise concerns about what they saw as legal loopholes related to donor-advised funds. While foundations are required to pay out five per cent of … United Way loses its ranking as America’s largest charitySouthCoastToday.com |
Genetic Literacy Project |
Search underway for ‘super donors‘ to facilitate gene therapy
Genetic Literacy Project Luckily for the rest of us, there are people whose DNA enables their cells to coexist within the immune systems of people not closely related to them, making them, if not universal donors, at least super donors. These donors‘ skin cells would be used … |
ANSA (registration) |
Half of organ donors over 60
ANSA (registration) (ANSA) – Rome, October 27 – Italy and Spain are the two European countries making the most use of elderly organ donors, ANSA learned Thursday. “Half of organ donors are over age 60 and they are often people who have suffered a stroke. In at least a … |
VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENTChronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)The Vice President for External Affairs and Development leads the overall strategic direction and implementation of all development programs, including fundraising …
CTV News |
Patients look to speed transplants by accepting hepatitis C-infected kidneys
CTV News Pilot studies are under way at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University to test transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C into recipients who don’t already have that virus. If the research eventually pans out … |
Baltimore Sun |
Yes on Howard’s Question A
Baltimore Sun Here’s a question that all Maryland voters ought to be pondering: How confident are you that your locally elected leaders put the interests of their constituents ahead of their major campaign donors? As often as the issue of the nation’s ineffective … |
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Mook: Clinton Foundation Foreign Donations A Top ‘Vulnerability’
Daily Caller Robby Mook, campaign manager for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, identified “money from foreign governments” as the Clinton Foundation’s top “vulnerability issue.” Mook listed the potential communications and ethical issues in a Feb. |
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Community notes: Drug take-back collects meds
The Sheboygan Press RELATED: 6th District candidates focus on present, look to the future … Donors can save time by using “RapidPass” to finish a pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood … |
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Group Claims NY AG’s Hiding Docs Showing Lefty Billionaire Behind Exxon Probe
Daily Caller FME Law and several other groups asked Schneiderman’s office for records reflecting meetings it had last fall with the former billionaire Democratic donor and his lawyer Ted White. The New York attorney general’s office withheld almost all of the … |