Charity/Philanthropy
'BatKid' Spends Day Fighting Crime in San Francisco-Turned-Gotham
City helps leukemic child's "Make a Wish" come true
Bill Gates Urges Norway To Spend More of its $800 Billion Oil Fund in Africa and Asia
The prime minister supports the proposal
Christian Charity Turns Away Atheist Group's Offer to Help
Wanted to help deliver Thanskgiving meals to the needy
Thousands Donated to Help Woman Charged with Stealing Change from Fountain
In order to buy food
Bloomberg Awarded $1 Million Prize by Jewish Charitable Group
He sure could use the money, we're sure
Three Kidnapped Red Cross Staff Members Freed in Syria
Not clear who kidnapped the Red Cross staff and the Red Crescent volunteer
Gunmen Kidnap Red Cross Workers in Syria
Six members of staff as well as a Red Crescent volunteer
Missouri Lawmakers Relax Volunteers' Medical Malpractice Liability
Opening up the market for charitable work
Ky. College Loses $250 Million Gift
Sides weren't able to finalize it in face of a "significant capital market event"
NC Church Group Says They Were Threatened by Cops for Feeding Homeless
There's a law against distributing food in Raleigh parks
Doctors Without Borders Closing Operations in Somalia After 22 Years
Staff have been attacked
Families of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims May Get $281,000 Each from Donations
No such luck for Chicago families
Free Clinics Say They Can't Handle 200,000 Uninsured People in Detroit
No solution coming via Obamacare
Poll: 44 Percent Turned to Family, Friends For Help After Hurricane Sandy, Only 16 Percent to the Feds, Even Less to State Governments, Didn't Find Those Helpful
19 percent of those reaching out to the federal government found it helpful
Spontaneous Order Experiments Take Hold in Detroit
The citizens fight crime on their own while the city tackles unauthorized bus benches
Non-Profit Gives Guns to Poor People Who Need Protection
Cue the salty tears of the usual suspects
Florida Probing Second Internet Gambling Charity
Did money raised really go to help children with cancer?
The Case Against Government Bans on Feeding the Homeless
The backlash against prohibitions on feeding the homeless and less fortunate is underway.
End of Anonymous SMS Donations Devastates Swedish Charitable Giving
Who knew that people like privacy?
Zuckerberg and Chan Among the Most Generous Young Couples of Last Year
Gave away $498.8 million
Donors Pledge $1bn to Syrian Refugees
An estimated 700,000 have fled Syria since fighting began
South African Billionaire Pledges to Give Away Half His Wealth
Joins Giving Pledge started by Bill Gates
Google Chairman to Visit North Korea
Could be part of humanitarian mission lead by former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson
Aid Agencies: 2013 Won't be a Good Year for Humanitarian Relief in Afghanistan
Over a decade of foreign occupation still not yielding encouraging results
Green Bay May Penalize Homeless Shelter For Helping Too Many People
Nothing is more important than abiding by red tape
Zuckerberg Gives $500 Million Worth of Stock to Charity
Given to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
If Government Aid Programs Were Charities, Would Anybody Recommend Giving Money to Them?
The government excels in spending money on overhead costs
Charities Fight to Keep Tax Deductions
Worry they'll be thrown off the fiscal cliff to keep the wolves at bay
Philadelphia: No Love for the Homeless
Charities Continue Suit Against City's Ban on Feeding Homeless Outdoors
After Sandy, Red Cross Inundated with Donations of Unneeded Crap
Staten Island does not need vases
Lucas Donating Proceeds From Disney Deal to Charity
Close to $4 billion to go to education foundation
Paraplegic's Cycling Fundraiser Thwarted by French Red Tape
Seriously, what's legal in that country?
