28Aug/16

He was a billionaire who donated to the Clinton Foundation. Last year, he was denied entry into the US – Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

He was a billionaire who donated to the Clinton Foundation. Last year, he was denied entry into the US
Los Angeles Times
It has also come under fire for its willingness to accept money from foreign governments with interest in swaying U.S. policy during Clinton’s time as secretary of State, and the controversial histories of some donors. Part of a dictator’s inner circle

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28Aug/16

Blood donors ‘unseen heroes who do not realise how many lives they save’ says woman who lost her baby – Irish Mirror


Irish Mirror

Blood donors ‘unseen heroes who do not realise how many lives they save’ says woman who lost her baby
Irish Mirror
Blood donors “are unseen heroes who do not realise how many lives they have saved” a woman who lost her baby last year has said. Elizabeth Cooney, 29, said that without the five litres of blood she received after her beloved Jack was born, she too

28Aug/16

Organizations receive grants; fundraisers planned for carillon, balloon festival and more – Omaha World-Herald


Omaha World-Herald

Organizations receive grants; fundraisers planned for carillon, balloon festival and more
Omaha World-Herald
1-30 will receive a coupon for a free haircut via email several days after their donation. The coupon is valid through Nov. 6. Donors of all blood … Thanks to the generosity of the United Way donors, Goodwill’s YouthBuild Program will be able to

28Aug/16

Doctors unsure if China still harvests organs of executed people – Deccan Chronicle


Deccan Chronicle

Doctors unsure if China still harvests organs of executed people
Deccan Chronicle
In a country that routinely suppresses discussions of human-rights issues and cracks down on lawyers and independent groups, government officials and state media have been relatively open about China’s problems with organ donation. Dr. Huang Jiefu

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28Aug/16

Negotiating Title IX’s sharp twists, turns while steering Baylor into a new century: Q&A with former BU President … – Waco Tribune-Herald


Waco Tribune-Herald

Negotiating Title IX’s sharp twists, turns while steering Baylor into a new century: Q&A with former BU President
Waco Tribune-Herald
When you went around and talked to Baylor alumni about giving, whether they were first-time donors or veterans at giving, did you get a sense as a new president of where they wanted Baylor to go in the next 10 or 15 years? …. There has been a strong

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