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When the Fairmont Marion County Food Pantry in Fairmont, W.Va., discovered that $53,792 was missing from its bank accounts in mid-March, it was forced to close its food pantry for six weeks, leaving as many as 150 needy individuals and families in the lurch.
A Denver public television station is planning a nonprofit investigative news operation with a Web site and on-air program.
The former executive director of the American Task Force on Palestine has been sentenced to eight months in prison for stealing more than $100,000 in contributions to the nonprofit.
Eight "MacArthur Awards for Creative and Effective Institutions" are being given to nine nonprofit organizations, with two sharing an award. The awards from the MacArthur Foundation carrying grants of up to $650,000. Here are the 2009 winners:
Struggling newspapers should be allowed to operate as nonprofits similar to public broadcasting stations, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., proposed Tuesday.
In what’s starting to become a holiday tradition, the kids from the Allegro Foundation are headed to the White House again.
Eight nonprofit organizations were named winners of the "MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions," and each will receive up to $500,000 from the MacArthur Foundation:
An organization that defends human rights in Nigeria, a foundation in Madagascar seeking to preserve that island nation's environment and a workforce development group in Chicago are among the eight winners of this year's MacArthur Foundation grants for nonprofit organizations.
A marketing software company serving nonprofits across the country including The American Red Cross said Tuesday that a hacker stole e-mail addresses and password information from its clients' databases.
When John Edwards pursued his crusade against poverty in 2005, he created a nonprofit center that allowed him to maintain a high profile — and avoid the legal scrutiny of presidential candidates.
This edition of the article discusses growth of the USA KIA/DOW Family Foundation (USAKIA) to best serve families of those killed in action (KIA) and died of wounds (DOW) for the USA, Americans left behind when loved ones get killed in combat.
Two nonprofits that support Yosemite to mergeThe Yosemite Association and the Yosemite Fund, two nonprofit organizations that provide private financial support and interpretative programs in Yosemite National Park, have decided to merge.
Art Miles Project Creates 12 Miles of Murals from Around the GlobeThrough a project called Art Miles, a couple has inspired people all over the world to express themselves through the creation of collaborative murals.
Capitalist Case For Nonprofit Health InsuranceIf you want to know what went wrong with our health care system and the best way to fix it, all you have to do is look back a few decades to a time when health care was a community concern, considered as essential as any public utility.
Obama open to newspaper bailout billThe president said he is "happy to look at" bills before Congress that would give struggling news organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofit businesses.
Gear Up for Giving: Social Media Tutorials for Nonprofits | Case FoundationGear Up for Giving is a month-long series of social media tutorials, to help nonprofits and their supporters understand how to use key tools and techniques to create awareness, catalyze civic action and cultivate new supporters and donors for their causes.
Dog Friendly Database & iPhone/iPod Touch App.That Supports the San Francisco SPCAFido Factor - Dog Friendly Locations in San Francisco Access the guide on your iPhone or iPod Touch and always know where you and your pup are welcome. Add reviews and locations to the list and the SF/SPCA gets a donation!
Red Lion Hotels and the ASPCA(R) Team Up to Help AnimalsThe "pet friendly" west coast Red Lion Hotels has teamed up with the ASPCA to help animals. Guests of the hotel will be able to purchase the hotel's mascot "Red, the Lion" for $5, with the net proceeds going to the ASPCA. "Red" is also available for purchase online.
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Despite a depressingly tight job market, many corporate executives are saying "Thanks, but no thanks" to some lucrative jobs. Not surprisingly, embattled government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are both having hard time recruiting top talent.
Volunteering Abroad 2008 Abroaderview.orgVolunteer Abroad International Programs Overseas Facebook: abroaderview Twitter: @abroaderview Youtube: abroadervieworg
Nonprofit offers photography service to families suffering infant death - Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Images of peaceExcerpt: Dayna Carter learned about Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep from a stranger. They passed each other regularly in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
9 Patients Accounted For 2,700 Emergency Room VisitsJust nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report.
Homeless in Lancaster get free tickets to go awayAndrea and Greg Killgore were already living on the streets in Las Vegas when they decided to relocate to Lancaster in early March. They thought their job prospects would be better in California.
Grants given to nonprofits7 Coastal Bend nonprofit organizations work to make difference in fight against diabetes.
NEW OREGON APARTMENTS EXAMPLE OF EXPENSIVE LOW INCOME HOUSINGThis is a Housing and Socio- political- economic Issues subject. Please click on READ ARTICLE to see the original news story. Below is my commentary:
SFR Talk: The Secret Life of Coffee | Santa Fe ReporterCoffee Kids Executive Director Carolyn Fairman was featured in the Santa Fe Reporter's 'SFR Talk' section this week discussing the situation in coffee-farming communities and how you can help by contributing to organizations like Coffee Kids
A Nonprofit Panacea For Newspapers?"As the business model for newspapers cracks apart, there are those who are lamenting and those who are inventing. Some journalists now say the industry should forget about making a profit altogether and find new ways to support the news."
A Broader View Volunteers 2008A Broader View Volunteers was created on the idea that one person can make a difference. We offer a range of affordable international service projects with the opportunity for cultural immersion abroad.
Volunteer Abroad 100 Great Tips blog.abroaderview.orgOur programs open you up to world of discovery. You will experience people, places and things of which you have only dreamed.
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If you've followed this investigation the past two and a half years, you know my process. I get up before the sun, nuke a cup of coffee from the day before and start reading nonprofit tax returns or some other equally exciting documents.
Caylee Anthony case drained EquuSearch resources, leader saysExcerpt: Tim Miller, the founder of Texas EquuSearch, has told the Orlando Sentinel that getting his group involved in the Caylee Marie Anthony case might be one of the biggest mistakes he's made for the organization.
Cops: N.J. man posed as female veterinarianPolice say an Atlantic City man posed as a female animal doctor, ran an illegal veterinary practice and set up a phony animal rescue agency that may have duped animal lovers out of thousands of dollars.
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