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  • July 2008

    • Weak Dollar Sends Vatican to $14.5M Loss

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 11, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      Weak Dollar Sends Vatican to $14.5M Loss

      The weak dollar has wreaked havoc on business across Europe, but one organization has posted a surprising loss: the Vatican. The Catholic Church blamed the declining greenback for its first loss in 4 years as it ended the year $14.5 million in the red. The Guardian reports on how the decline of the almighty dollar is hurting the house of the Almighty. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Vatican  • charity  • euro  • weak dollar  • Rome  • sin

    • Motown Crops Spring From Decay

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 10, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Motown Crops Spring From Decay

      An ambitious charity thinks it can turn Detroit’s most desolate neighborhoods into bustling farming utopias. The group, dubbed Urban Farming, grows vegetables on vacant land throughout the city, then gives them out for free to local residents, the BBC reports. Parts of Motor City have been transformed by its efforts, and now it’s branching out across the US. More »

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      Detroit  • charity  • farming  • gardening  • urban revitalization  • urban development

    • It's Our Tax Money Going to Helmsley's Dogs

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 9, 08 8:27 AM CDT

      It's Our Tax Money Going to Helmsley's Dogs

      Leona Helmsley’s latest post-mortem shocker—the revelation that she earmarked $8 billion of her charitable bequest for dog welfare—is a perfect illustration of the insanity of our charity laws, writes Ray Madoff for the New York Times . Helmsley isn’t just spending her own money; because charitable donations are tax-free, the government is essentially subsidizing her whims to the tune of $3.6 billion. More »

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      dog  • charity  • Leona Helmsley  • estate tax  • tax dodge  • Trouble

    • Teen Prostitutes Find Help at LA Shelter

      newser  |  Good Magazine  |  Jul 6, 08 5:27 AM CDT

      Teen Prostitutes Find Help at LA Shelter

      "I'm their mother," says the founder of a Los Angeles shelter for teen prostitutes. For almost three decades, Children of the Night has focused on helping girls recover from their past rather than treating them like criminals, Good Magazine reports. Shelter founder Lois Lois "isn’t like other social-service types," said one LAPD officer. "Lois sees the big picture." More »

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      teenagers  • charity  • prostitute  • sex crime  • child prostitution  • social services  • women's shelters

  • June 2008

    • Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 29, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

      A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. Zhao Danyang of the Hong Kong-based Pureheart China Growth Investment Fund won the auction, which ended Friday evening with a bid of $2,110,100. More »

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      eBay  • auction  • charity  • Warren Buffett  • investor

    • Fuhgeddaboutit! Soprano Garb Grabs $200K

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Jun 26, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Fuhgeddaboutit! Soprano Garb Grabs $200K

      Fans of fictional mob boss Tony Soprano shelled out nearly $200,000 for the outfits he wore on his hit TV series, including a set of "blood-spattered" threads, reports E! Online. Top grossing was the suit and undershirt Tony wore when Uncle Junior shot him in season 6, which fetched $44,000. The money will go to the Wounded Warriors charity for soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. More »

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      auction  • charity  • Christie's  • Iraqi soldiers  • Tony Soprano

    • Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

      newser  |  More Intelligent Life  |  Jun 25, 08 4:30 PM CDT

      Battered Women Deserve Help Over Animals

      With 3,800 animal shelters in the US to only 1,500 shelters for battered women, economist Allison Schrager tackles the disparity in More Intelligent Life. "If we value people more than animals can we ever justify giving to an animal-welfare charity?" she asks, and underlines the complexities that make donating to human causes harder, but more important. More »

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      charity  • domestic abuse  • animals  • animal shelters  • women's shelters

    • Cindy McCain Wraps Vietnam Charity Stop

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 19, 08 11:28 AM CDT

      Cindy McCain Wraps Vietnam Charity Stop

      While her rival would-be first lady made a high-profile appearance on "The View" yesterday, Cindy McCain today highlighted her charitable work with a trip to Vietnam to visit a group of children awaiting surgery for facial deformities. The children, born with cleft palates and lips, will receive free corrective surgery from a charity McCain has involved herself with since 2001. More »

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      presidential campaign  • charity  • Cindy McCain

    • Rowling's Potter Prequel Conjures Up $49K for Charity

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 11, 08 5:01 AM CDT

      Rowling's Potter Prequel Conjures Up $49K for Charity

      JK Rowling’s handwritten “prequel” to the Harry Potter books has sold for $49,000 at a charity auction to benefit the PEN writers organization, Reuters reports. In the 800-word story, which takes place before Harry’s birth, the boy wizard’s father and Sirius Black use magic to elude police in a high-speed chase. The work also manages to brush aside rumors that an eighth Potter book is in the works. More »

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      auction  • Harry Potter  • charity  • JK Rowling  • wizard

    • Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 9, 08 8:10 PM CDT

      Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction

      In the market for some rock 'n' roll history, in lace? Jerry Hall is auctioning off the dress she wore when she married Mick Jagger 18 years ago, along with 60 other designer outfits. "It feels very cathartic," she said. More »

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      celebrity  • wedding  • auction  • charity  • Mick Jagger  • wedding dresses  • Jerry Hall

    • Zimbabwe Halts Aid Groups, Detains Tsvangirai Again

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 6, 08 6:54 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Halts Aid Groups, Detains Tsvangirai Again

      Zimbabwe today ordered all charities operating in the country to quit their work, saying they would not be allowed to resume until they had promised not to interfere in the upcoming election, the Guardian reports. The government also detained opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai for the second time this week, Reuters notes. Police picked him up at a roadblock today and released him a few hours later, preventing him from attending a campaign rally. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • Morgan Tsvangirai  • charity  • runoff election  • aid workers

  • May 2008

    • Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  May 22, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Silda Steps Out of Hiding

      While the fictionalized "Law & Order" version of her husband's infamous sex scandal was airing on NBC last night, Silda Wall Spitzer emerged from 2 months of self-imposed exile to attend the Manhattan benefit for Children for Children, the Daily News reports. The wife of prostitute-patronizing former New York governor Eliot Spitzer launched the foundation in 1996. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • sex scandal  • charity  • Silda Wall Spitzer  • benefits

    • 'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 20, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

      Americans’ donations to disaster relief this year fall far short of money given to victims of the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina—and it’s likely due to “disaster fatigue," say experts. With tragedies like Burma’s cyclone and China’s earthquake quickly piling up, people may feel they can’t make a difference, AP reports. As of Friday, Americans had given $12.1 million to Burma, while the tsunami garnered $1.92 billion in US donations. More »

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      China  • Burma  • earthquake  • Hurricane Katrina  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • charity  • relief  • donation  • tsunami

    • Shakira Shakes Cash Loose for Charity

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Shakira Shakes Cash Loose for Charity

      Shakira, Ricky Martin, and dozens of other Spanish-speaking pop stars performed at simultaneous fundraising concerts in Mexico City and Buenos Aires yesterday, reports the LA Times . “It is doable, we can really eradicate poverty,” said the Colombian singer, whose shows benefited Alas, a charity that helps Latin America's neediest children. Shakira secured nearly $200 million in donations from billionaires Howard Buffet (son of Warren) and Carlos Slim, reports the BBC. More »

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      music  • charity  • concert  • Latin America  • philanthropy  • fundraiser  • Mexico City  • Buenos Aires  • Shakira

    • SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  May 13, 08 1:58 PM CDT

      SF Meters Will Take Coins for Homeless

      San Francisco’s got a new plan to address panhandling: The city is installing old parking meters in popular begging areas where passers-by can drop their spare change rather than giving it to panhandlers. The money will go to local non-profits to help the homeless, the Chronicle reports. “We're not helping these individuals by handing out cash” directly, says the city’s mayor. More »

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      San Francisco  • charity  • donation  • homeless  • Gavin Newsom  • nonprofit  • parking meters  • panhandler

    • Mills Stiffs Fellow Amputee

      newser  |  News of the World (UK)  |  May 12, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Mills Stiffs Fellow Amputee

      Heather Mills has reneged on a well-publicized promise she made to pick up the $20,000 tab for artificial legs for a Russian woman who lost her limbs in a train accident, the News of the World reports. After the photo op and documented promises 4 years ago, the 28-year-old mother was left to beg from a skateboard on the Moscow streets. More »

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      Russia  • charity  • Heather Mills  • amputees

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Money Brings Happiness — if You Give it Away

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Mar 21, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      Money Brings Happiness &mdash; if You Give it Away

      Money can buy happiness after all, the Globe & Mail reports. A new study shows that people reported being happier if they spent money on others rather than themselves. "This work suggests that even making small alterations in how we spend money on a daily basis can make a difference in happiness," the lead researcher told the AP. More »

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      money  • research  • charity  • psychology  • happiness

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