Fast Company |
GoFundMe doesn’t want to be a social safety net–but it is
Fast Company While some campaigns deal with costs related to being uninsured or under-insured, others address additional fallout like lost wages from hospital stays or the time it takes to care for loved ones, the travel costs associated with treatment, or … |
Firstpost |
Palghar to soon offer a menu of district’s needs, a web inventory to help NGOs and donors target impoverished areas
Firstpost In less than three months from now, Bendrikar-Shinde would have the inventory of all the infrastructure related to health, education, nutrition, water and sanitation in Palghar on a website. Some of it is already in place. “We are creating a sort of … |
WTOP |
Letter from donors supports UMd. football coach Durkin
WTOP The signees describe themselves as witnesses to numerous practices, workouts and other team-related events, and say they never saw any evidence of an atmosphere that could be described as toxic, and add that if there were, they wouldn’t have donated … |
Lexology |
DOL Guidance on FMLA, No-Fault Attendance Policy, and Wellness Screenings
Lexology In one letter, the DOL concluded that “organ-donation surgery can qualify as a ‘serious health condition’” under the FMLA, thus entitling the employee to protected leave. The DOL reached this conclusion despite that the employee was in good health … |
Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Aug 29, 2018CIDRAPFor FMT donations, the guidelines recommend that FMT is best sourced from a centralized bank of frozen stool, but that related and unrelated donors should both be considered acceptable. Potential dono…
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Peter Thiel chooses GOP for his first six-figure donation in midterms
CT Post The move shows Thiel will continue to support Republicans as they battle to maintain control in Washington, even though he’s been conspicuously silent for the past year on issues relating to Trump and his performance. The venture capitalist who was … |
The IndypendentListen to Our August IssueThe IndypendentHowie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for New York Governor, shares his thoughts on socialism. Political-reporter-turned-state-Senate-candidate Ross Barkan says lookout Albany. Georgia Kromrei and …
The Oshkosh Northwestern |
Oshkosh Christ Child Society luncheon benefits local families in need
The Oshkosh Northwestern RELATED: Oshkosh Area United Way seeks new, young donors ahead of annual donation campaign kickoff. Additional funds are raised through raffle ticket sales. Prizes for this year’s event include a $250 cash prize, a Keurig coffee maker, specialty theme … |
Economic Times |
For his next film, director Rajat Kapoor chooses crowdfunding to raise funds
Economic Times Chet Jain, founder of online fundraising platform Crowdera, which is helping Kapoor raise money for his new movie says, “The donor audience in Western countries is much more aware, mature and giving in nature so a strategically planned campaign never … |
ABC 12 News (press release) |
Michigan leads U.S. with 5 million potential organ donors on registry
ABC 12 News (press release) More than 5 million people in Michigan have added their names to the State’s Organ Donor Registry, allowing them to save lives in their community and across … |