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White House Enlists 45 Firms to Give $3 Billion to Grow Food for World’s Poor
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 10:47pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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President Obama and four African leaders will introduce the group of companies, the Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security, on Friday at a forum on food security and agriculture.
NYT > Health
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Pepsi and Competitors Scramble as Soda Sales Drop
Posted: May 16th, 2012, 6:15pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Americans are abandoning carbonated drinks, and Coke and Pepsi are relying more than ever on the “flat” drinks and bottled waters.
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Starbucks Earnings Increase 18%
Posted: April 26th, 2012, 8:21pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Earnings increased 18 percent to $309.9 million, or 40 cents a share, in the second quarter, propelled by more traffic in its stores and big increases in sales through channels like grocery and warehouse stores.
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PepsiCo’s Profit Beats Estimates
Posted: April 26th, 2012, 1:06pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The company used higher prices in the first quarter to squeeze out better-than-expected earnings.
NYT > Health
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Case of Mad Cow Disease Is Found in U.S.
Posted: April 26th, 2012, 2:20am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The infected dairy cow in central California never posed a danger to consumers, as milk does not transmit the disease, the chief veterinarian of the Department of Agriculture said.
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Effects of Climate Change Seen for Corn Prices
Posted: April 22nd, 2012, 7:54pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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A study suggests that unless American farmers develop more heat-tolerant corn varieties or move production into Canada, frequent heat waves will cause sharp price spikes.
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Two Del Monte Entities Argue Over Selling Fresh Fruit
Posted: April 5th, 2012, 9:46pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Fresh Del Monte and Del Monte Foods are in a legal struggle over whether some fruit sold in refrigerated plastic containers is fresh or processed.
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I Paid a Bribe and Similar Corruption-Exposing Sites Spread
Posted: March 7th, 2012, 1:20am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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I Paid a Bribe, a site in India, is spawning a movement of corruption-exposing sites and in turn is vexing bribe-seeking bureaucrats all around the globe.
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McDonald’s Vows to Help End Use of Sow Crates
Posted: February 13th, 2012, 11:52am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Several states have moved to ban or restrict the use of so-called gestational crates, the tiny stalls in which sows are housed while pregnant.
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Walmart to Add ‘Great for You’ Label to Healthy Foods
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 12:30am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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As part of a plan to improve the nutritional quality of the food it sells, Walmart said that it would begin placing a label with the words Great for You on its Great Value and Marketside food items.
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Walmart to Add ‘Great for You’ Label to Healthy Foods
Posted: February 8th, 2012, 12:30am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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As part of a plan to improve the nutritional quality of the food it sells, Walmart said that it would begin placing a label with the words Great for You on its Great Value and Marketside food items.
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Bits Blog: Excitement Around Donations by Text Message Fades
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 8:24am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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A new survey of donors who used text messages to send gifts to charities after the earthquake in Haiti two years ago finds that for most of them, it was an impulse decision with fleeting impact that has been hard to replicate.
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Digicel’s Denis O’Brien Helps Rebuild Haiti
Posted: January 7th, 2012, 5:41am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Denis O’Brien and his cellphone company, Digicel, are leading a business-centered approach to the redevelopment of a disaster-prone nation.
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PepsiCo’s Chick Pea Plan Includes Taking On Famine
Posted: September 21st, 2011, 12:15am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The company said an increased yield of the crop in Ethiopia would result in more hummus for its store products and for third-world hunger projects.
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For-Profit Business Acquires Nonprofit Charity Site
Posted: August 17th, 2011, 1:17pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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GOOD, a fast-growing publishing and marketing business dedicated to promoting social causes, is acquiring Jumo, a social networking site devoted to raising money and support for nonprofit groups.
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McDonald’s Trims Its Happy Meal
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 11:56pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Bowing to pressure from health advocates and parents, McDonald’s will try to cut the calorie count of the Happy Meal by reducing the portion of French fries and adding fruit.
NYT > Health
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McDonald’s Trims Its Happy Meal
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 11:56pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Bowing to pressure from health advocates and parents, McDonald’s will try to cut the calorie count of the Happy Meal by reducing the portion of French fries and adding fruit.
NYT > Business
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3 Groups Denied Break By I.R.S. Are Named
Posted: July 20th, 2011, 8:50pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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State affiliates of Emerge America, set up to cultivate women as Democratic candidates, were disclosed as targets of the Internal Revenue Service.
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World Bank Is Opening Its Treasure Chest of Data
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 4:39am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Robert B. Zoellick, the World Bank president, argues that its most valuable currency isn’t money — it’s information.
NYT > Health
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The Big Picture: Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege
Posted: July 1st, 2011, 2:17pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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At the behest of restaurateurs, state legislatures are passing laws that override local antiobesity ordinances.
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The Big Picture: A City Tries to Slim Down
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 1:38pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Louisville’s efforts to combat obesity are instructive at a time when federal dollars are becoming more scarce and budgets are pinched.
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I.R.S. Ends Exemptions For 275,000 Nonprofits
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Many small organizations were not aware of a new federal requirement that they file tax returns.
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I.R.S. Moves to Tax Gifts to Groups Active in Politics
Posted: May 13th, 2011, 1:53am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Big donors may now owe gift taxes on their contributions to nonprofit advocacy groups that are playing an increasing role in American politics.
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I.R.S. Moves to Tax Gifts to Groups Active in Politics
Posted: May 13th, 2011, 1:53am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Big donors may now owe gift taxes on their contributions to nonprofit advocacy groups that are playing an increasing role in American politics.
NYT > Business
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Nonprofits Turn to Out-of-State Options for Bonds
Posted: January 24th, 2011, 11:40pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Nonprofits based in New York are turning to other states for help in issuing tax-exempt bonds.
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New Charges of Cheating Tarnish Pepsi Fund-Raising Contest for Nonprofits
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 1:00am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Contestants in the PepsiFresh fund-raising contest for nonprofits charge that some participants are using third parties to manipulate the results.
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Social Networks Meant for Social Good, but at a Price
Posted: December 20th, 2010, 12:50am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The value of sites that work as intermediaries between a nonprofit group and its donors remains to be seen.
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Donations Ban on iPhone Leaves Nonprofits Fuming
Posted: December 8th, 2010, 6:20pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The iPhone directs prospective donors out of the donation app and to the organization’s Web site, making the process more cumbersome.
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For Artists’ Fund-Raising, a Social Network Site
Posted: December 7th, 2010, 10:56am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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United States Artists, a nonprofit group, will introduce a site that lets everyday people become arts patrons by donating to specific art projects.
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Nonprofit Fund’s Grant Process Is Audited
Posted: November 12th, 2010, 6:23pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The audit stemmed from questions about potential conflicts of interest at the Social Innovation Fund, which distributes federal money to promising nonprofits.
NYT > Health
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Prescriptions: Other Cities Eye Green Carts
Posted: November 11th, 2010, 9:42am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Philadelphia and Chicago have been considering New York's vegetable and fruit cart program.
NYT > Business
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Hybrid Model for Nonprofits Hits Snags
Posted: October 26th, 2010, 2:00am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Dual-mission companies try to address the financing difficulties faced by many nonprofit groups. But sometimes the business unit falters and cannot support the nonprofit.
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Social Innovation Fund Posts Data on Judges for Grants
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 12:58am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The nonprofit group released the information to counter criticism of a lack of transparency and possible conflicts of interest.
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Data on Seattle Nonprofits Is Now Public
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The Seattle Foundation is trying to give potential donors more insight into how their money would be spent.
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Soros to Donate $100 Million to Rights Group
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros will help an advocacy group that investigates human rights abuses around the world.
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Lawmakers Question Salaries at Nonprofits
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:44pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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State and federal officials want leaders of nonprofits with government contracts to share the pain of tight budgets.
NYT > Business
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Following a Trend, YMCA to Become Simply ‘the Y’
Posted: July 11th, 2010, 11:00pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The public has long called it “the Y.” Now the organization will, too.
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Ford Foundation Grants to Aid Art Spaces and Housing
Posted: April 5th, 2010, 3:50pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The Ford Foundation is to announce a $100 million plan to develop art spaces nationwide over the next decade.
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At Tiny Rates, Saving Money Costs Investors
Posted: December 26th, 2009, 2:46am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Extremely low interest rates on savings accounts have been hard on the elderly and others on fixed incomes.
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Site Diverts Shopping Money to Charities
Posted: December 13th, 2009, 1:16am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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A new Web site, whatididnotbuy.org, lets people donate to charity money that they might otherwise have spent on Christmas gifts.
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Charities Rise, Costing U.S. Billions in Tax Breaks
Posted: December 6th, 2009, 5:23am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The number of public charities has soared, resulting in more than $50 billion a year in lost tax revenue.
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College Loans as Development Aid
Posted: December 6th, 2009, 12:05am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Vittana, an organization pioneering student loans in the developing world, has become the next new thing in charity.
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Seeking Profits at a Nonprofit
Posted: December 5th, 2009, 11:30pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Four engineers from Texas started a charity to attract grant money for their alternative energy research.
NYT > Health
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Travelers’ Fee Can Help Fight Diseases
Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 1:16am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The extension of a United Nations program is expected to add hundreds of millions of dollars to a health program.
NYT > Business
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Travelers’ Fee Can Help Fight Diseases
Posted: September 23rd, 2009, 12:34am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The extension of a United Nations program is expected to add hundreds of millions of dollars to a health program.
NYT > Health
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Abu Dhabi Gives U.S. Hospital $150 Million
Posted: September 16th, 2009, 1:33am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The government of Abu Dhabi’s gift will go toward researching pain-free approaches to pediatric surgery.
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Nonprofit Groups Upset at Exclusion From Health Bills
Posted: September 14th, 2009, 3:00am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Since nonprofit groups do not pay income taxes, they would not benefit from a tax credit for small businesses that provide health insurance to employees.
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Plan for Dozens of Salvation Army Centers Falters
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:48am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The widow of a McDonald’s Corporation founder left $1.8 billion so the Salvation Army could build community centers, but her plans are sputtering.
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Colleges Ask Donors to Help Meet Demand for Aid
Posted: April 15th, 2009, 1:15pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Colleges and universities are emphasizing the swelling need for financial aid in their fund-raising pitches.
NYT > Health
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$125 Million Is Pledged to Big Medical Center
Posted: March 13th, 2009, 3:26am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Charles F. Feeney, the iconoclastic philanthropist known as “the billionaire who wasn’t,” is giving $125 million to a California medical center, the first gift of $100 million or more since last fall.
NYT > Business
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Elie Wiesel Levels Scorn at Madoff
Posted: February 27th, 2009, 2:55am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor lost his life savings to Bernard Madoff, and his charity lost $15.2 million.
NYT > Health
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I.R.S. Study Tries to Assess if Hospitals Earn Tax Breaks
Posted: February 13th, 2009, 2:28am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Members of Congress have raised concerns over whether nonprofit hospitals provide enough free care and other community benefits to justify their tax exemptions.
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Credit Crisis Is Leaving Charities Low on Cash
Posted: January 24th, 2009, 12:56am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Hundreds of charities are caught in the credit crunch as skittish banks reduce or cut off their lines of credit.
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Credit Crisis Is Leaving Charities Low on Cash
Posted: January 24th, 2009, 12:56am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Hundreds of charities are caught in the credit crunch as skittish banks reduce or cut off their lines of credits.
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Giant Wall St. Fraud Leaves Charities Reeling
Posted: December 15th, 2008, 11:27pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Around the country, nonprofits are reeling from the Madoff scandal.
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Giant Wall St. Fraud Leaves Charities Reeling
Posted: December 15th, 2008, 11:27pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Around the country, nonprofits are reeling from the Madoff scandal.
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Giant Wall St. Fraud Leaves Charities Reeling
Posted: December 15th, 2008, 11:27pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Around the country, nonprofits are reeling from the Madoff scandal.
NYT > Business
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A Company Gives the Gift of Cleanliness
Posted: November 28th, 2008, 11:17pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The work performed by the cleaning company Kärcher on the Space Needle in Seattle in only one of the many examples of corporate philanthropy.
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Wal-Mart Gives Fresh Food to Help Combat Hunger
Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:22am EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to give more than 90 million pounds of fresh food annually to the nation’s largest nonprofit organization addressing hunger, Feeding America.
NYT > Health
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Problems Persist With Red Cross Blood Services
Posted: July 17th, 2008, 8:03am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Despite $21 million in fines and repeated vows to improve its methods, the American Red Cross is still falling short.
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Vision Insurer to Ask Justices to Restore Its Tax Exemption
Posted: July 16th, 2008, 12:53am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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The country’s largest eye-care insurance program plans to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether the Internal Revenue Service properly revoked its tax exemption.
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Helmsley’s Fortune May Go to the Dogs
Posted: July 1st, 2008, 7:43pm EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Leona Helmsley left instructions that a trust valued at $5 billion to $8 billion be used for the welfare of dogs.
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Former Corporate Executive to Run Red Cross
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 2:31am EDT by By STEPHANIE STROM
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Study Says Gifts of Stock Precede Sharp Price Dips
Posted: March 4th, 2008, 9:55pm EST by By STEPHANIE STROM
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A study cross-referencing stock prices and gifts of stock by corporate executives raised suspicions that many transactions may have been backdated to maximize tax benefits to the donors.