13Dec/14

Young organ donor’s family receives thanks from San Francisco 49ers – WBAY

Young organ donor’s family receives thanks from San Francisco 49ers
WBAY
A Green Bay family received a gift today honoring their son’s generous gift of life. When 12-year old Ty VanKilsdonk died unexpectedly from an asthma attack in August, his father says the community lost a wonderful young man. “If we were at the store
Family of organ donor gets gift from 49ersFox11online.com

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13Dec/14

The Red Cross Has Been Serially Misleading About Where Donors’ Dollars Are … – Pacific Standard


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The Red Cross Has Been Serially Misleading About Where Donors‘ Dollars Are
Pacific Standard
The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance, for example, says that fundraising expenses should not exceed 35 percent of related contributions. McGovern, a former Harvard Business School marketing professor, has faced criticism within the Red Cross …

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13Dec/14

Honoring memory of organ donor killed in car accident – WBNG-TV


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Honoring memory of organ donor killed in car accident
WBNG-TV
Johnson City, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Each year, almost 500,000 lives are saved by organ donors, according to the Donate Life America organization. Many of these donors are not recognized for giving the gift of life, but on Friday, one of them was.
Flower portrait to honor life of late N.J. infant, organ donor in Rose Parade NJ.com
The heroics of organ donationPorterville Recorder
Organ donor group plans Rose Bowl Parade tribute to Paterson infant’s legacyNorthJersey.com
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12Dec/14

Family of organ donor gets gift from 49ers – Fox11online.com

Family of organ donor gets gift from 49ers
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GREEN BAY – The San Francisco 49ers gave a special gift Friday to the family of a Green Bay boy who died from an asthma attack. 12-year-old Ty Vankilsdonk, died this past August. He was an organ donor. The team sent a gift to the family as its way of …

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12Dec/14

Financial Post’s Charities of the Year: Why these 25 are worth your donations … – Financial Post


Financial Post

Financial Post’s Charities of the Year: Why these 25 are worth your donations
Financial Post
That is, until you Google the name of the organization and discover the CRA has revoked its charitable status for allegedly running a tax-shelter scheme (Mr. Fontana himself was convicted of unrelated charges of forging expense documents in July). The

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12Dec/14

First State seeks ways to improve organ donation services – WDDE 91.1 FM | Delaware’s NPR News station

First State seeks ways to improve organ donation services
WDDE 91.1 FM | Delaware’s NPR News station
State officials and representatives from Delaware’s healthcare community joined with the Gift of Life Donor Program Friday to launch the Delaware Donation Performance Improvement Initiative. The program will disseminate critical information and best …