Health
November 25, 2015 at 9:36 am
A nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work. But emails obtained by The Associated Press show the world’s largest beverage maker was instrumental in shaping the Global Energy Balance Network, which is led by a professor at the University of Colorado School of…
November 18, 2015 at 9:51 am
California regulators and consumer groups say insurance giant Blue Shield of California is reneging on a $140 million charitable pledge it made to win approval for a big acquisition. State officials said last month that the San Francisco insurer had agreed to give $14 million annually for 10 years to Blue Shield’s foundation or another…
November 18, 2015 at 9:47 am
After making their fortunes from new software or social networks, some Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have vowed to apply their skills to "hacking" philanthropy and "disrupting" old models for funding charity. Not so for Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who isn't afraid to take a more conventional approach to giving. Local officials will gather in…
November 16, 2015 at 9:42 am
Today, more than 60 percent of Web traffic comes from mobile devices. Therefore, it is more important than ever for nonprofits to ensure visitors can easily and conveniently navigate their websites. Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), a national nonprofit, wanted to make its website mobile-friendly and replace its existing social community with a more flexible platform...
November 10, 2015 at 6:00 am
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and its affiliated fundraising arm ALSAC are on the precipice of a major expansion in Memphis that represents almost $9 billion in investment between the two entities. That’s according to St. Jude CEO Dr. James Downing, who told The Daily News Friday the expansion would include staff additions of about…
October 23, 2015 at 9:24 am
Forty years ago, she was a struggling computer programmer for AT&T in Philadelphia. Today, she is the only woman on the President's Management Advisory Board. How did Gail McGovern, CEO of American Red Cross, manage to get there? And what can we learn from her? Here are five of the watershed moments that helped her…
October 19, 2015 at 10:20 am
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, Cary, N.C., a leading cancer research funding organization, recently announced it has awarded more than $20 million in cancer research grants this year. The announcement marks the most The V Foundation grants awarded and largest financial contribution to the fight against cancer in a fiscal year to date...
October 16, 2015 at 10:14 am
Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday it would no longer accept payments from companies that use tissue left over from abortions for research, bending to pressure in the wake of undercover videos targeting the group. In a letter to the director of the National Institutes of Health, Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said the payments had become…
October 15, 2015 at 9:53 am
Every National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, countless companies put a coat of pink on their products and donate a portion of their proceeds to breast-cancer charities. But when companies fundraise with goods that are potentially linked to cancer itself, organizations like Breast Cancer Action take notice and dub the practice “pinkwashing”—a term that has been…
October 6, 2015 at 10:32 am
Currently signed to the UFC, Phillip Brooks aka CM Punk took to his Twitter account to bash the Susan G. Komen Cancer Research Foundation. The former WWE champion then took to arguing with people who disagree with him. Things got even more intense when former WWE Tough Enough-winner Maven started to engage with Punk. As previously…
