Health
June 12, 2015 at 1:43 pm
FedEx Corp. kicked off the FedEx St. Jude Classic in a major way. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company, which also renewed its title sponsorship of the tournament through 2017 last week, is donating $1 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The donation will be made in the name of Billy Horschel, who won the FedEx St.…
June 11, 2015 at 2:03 pm
A lawsuit claiming fraud, abuse of a vulnerable person and negligence was filed against Oregon Veterans Resource Center in Hillsboro, Ore. on Wednesday. Plaintiff Gary Reed, 53, said he's proud to have served his country in the U.S. Army. "It means everything to me," said Reed. "It means freedom, freedom of speech and freedom to…
June 10, 2015 at 2:04 pm
Revlon donated $1 million to the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, in honor of UCLA women’s cancer researcher Dennis Slamon, Revlon’s CEO Lorenzo Delpani announced in a press release Friday. The money will fund research for potential new therapies and treatments for triple-negative breast cancer as well as ovarian cancer, Slamon said in a statement.…
June 10, 2015 at 1:27 pm
$75,000 grant from the ASPCA to fund vital services for domestic violence survivors and their pets.
June 9, 2015 at 2:05 pm
An official from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network confirmed Monday that donations from Arkansas Treasurer Dennis Milligan and his deputy chief of staff were being returned because of questions about whether it was appropriate to accept the contributions. Ray Carson, the cancer group's associate director of media advocacy for the south region, said…
June 9, 2015 at 1:40 pm
According to an IEG Sponsorship Report, cause marketing grew from about $120 million in sponsorships for 1990, to $1.85 billion in 2014. Clearly, cause marketing has become a part of American culture and people are supporting issues and causes that touch them personally and matter to them ethically and civically. As thousands of people each…
June 8, 2015 at 2:12 pm
The University of Southern California has announced a $25 million gift from alumnus and trustee Rick J. Caruso and his wife, Tina, to endow its department of otolaryngology's division of head and neck surgery. The newly renamed USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery serves patients facing a range…
June 5, 2015 at 12:55 pm
When Ebola struck Africa, governments, foundations, and charities raced to provide money. But just as in other disaster zones, tracking what happened to the money and discovering whether it was put to good use can be nearly impossible. To understand the nature of the problem, Tiny Spark’s Amy Costello discussed the challenges two researchers faced…
May 26, 2015
The Humana Foundation has selected three communities for its Humana Communities Benefit program. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations that aim to transform their communities by lowering barriers to health and well-being are encouraged to apply for the multi-year charitable grant totaling $350,000.
April 1, 2015
Well-meaning commentators needlessly snipe back and forth while espousing their analyses of the pros and cons of either the traditional nonprofit model or those more aligned with a business-oriented approach. Nonprofits must continuously strive for innovation. We must constantly review methodologies and find areas for improvement—just like any nonprofit. Above all, in our specific field, we must find ways to put treatments into the hands of those who need them. Commentators can call it what they want; we call it effective drug development success.
