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Thursday, August 12, 2004
Connecticut News - State, National and World News from The Hartford Courant - CONNECTICUT NEWSBlumenthal Says Rowland Must Register Fund As Charity
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Charity still needs help to succeed - Opinion - thespectrum.comAnother scandal has harmed an area charitable organization. This time, charges have been filed against Veronica Garner-Wilson, who was the executive director of Iron County Care and Share until June 2003.
AP Wire | 08/10/2004 | Minneapolis author helps parents teach kids how to handle moneyThey're also learning about bargains and altruism. Brimacomb's 7-year-old son had his heart set on a $90 Wild jersey. But after realizing he didn't have the money, he happily settled on a silk-screened version for $30. A few months ago, the kids decided each would give $20 to a collection for Heifer Project, which buys livestock for impoverished communities.
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Forbes.com: Update 1: Heat Turned Up on Streaming Video Patents
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Acacia Media Technologies Corp. has sent letters to dozens of colleges in recent days claiming the schools' use of streaming video in areas like distance learning and video lectures violates company patents. The message: pay up, or risk getting sued.
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Acacia Media Technologies Corp. has sent letters to dozens of colleges in recent days claiming the schools' use of streaming video in areas like distance learning and video lectures violates company patents. The message: pay up, or risk getting sued.
Fred's �1m bet on the Reds
And the Salford-born millionaire won't make a penny if he wins, for he has pledged to hand over all his profit to local charities.
Fred has set a deadline of high noon on Saturday for a high roller - preferably a Chelsea supporter - to take him on with the bet that's sure to land him in the Guinness Book of Records
And the Salford-born millionaire won't make a penny if he wins, for he has pledged to hand over all his profit to local charities.
Fred has set a deadline of high noon on Saturday for a high roller - preferably a Chelsea supporter - to take him on with the bet that's sure to land him in the Guinness Book of Records
The Black World TodayActivist Economist and Philanthropist Bob Browne Dies at 79
New York--In the Harlem community Robert Span Browne was best known as the founder and the moral center of the Twenty-First Century Foundation, an endowed, public entity that advances strategic black philanthropy
New York--In the Harlem community Robert Span Browne was best known as the founder and the moral center of the Twenty-First Century Foundation, an endowed, public entity that advances strategic black philanthropy
Monday, August 09, 2004
Entertainment PhilanthropyIndustry professionals are giving back to the communities that surround them
Charitable Misgivings - - CFO.comCharitable Misgivings
Tax-exempt organizations ''ought to periodically justify that they are doing the job they said they were doing when they applied for exemption.''
Tax-exempt organizations ''ought to periodically justify that they are doing the job they said they were doing when they applied for exemption.''
ic Berkshire - Review chief slams new charity Bill: "New charity laws have been branded a 'dog's breakfast' by the ex-Cabinet minister heading a Commons review of the proposals."
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