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The Seedy, Profitable World of Scam Charities
In 1984, the American Cancer Society forced James Reynolds out of a job. He had led the respected organization’s Knox County, Tennessee, office, but ACS accused him of sloppy record-keeping and of stealing a vintage car donated for an auction. Reynolds was apparently undeterred. He promptly opened up a new charity, giving it a name that was shamelessly similar: the Cancer Fund of America. He’d go on to found several other similar charities.
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Millions donated for cancer patients spent on gym memberships, luxury cruises, federal lawsuit alleges
A Tennessee man and his family who collected $187 million through charities promising to help cancer patients spent much of the money on themselves, from luxury cruise vacations to college tuition for their children, according to a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general nationwide, named The Cancer Fund of America in Knoxville, Tennessee, and its affiliated Cancer Support Services...
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Man Biking His Way to All 30 MLB Stadiums
Matt Stoltz has set an ambitious goal for a good cause. The Wisconsin native is currently bicycling to all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums, an 11,300 mile cross-country ride. The 22-year-old hopes to raise around $100,000 for Biking for Baseball.
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The Clintons, a luxury jet and their $100 million donor from Canada
Bill Clinton was planning a charity trip to Latin America and needed a big plane. For Frank Giustra, who had never met the former president, this was an opportunity. The Canadian mining magnate and onetime Hollywood studio owner stepped up to let the former president borrow his luxurious passenger jet. There was just one condition: Giustra would come along for the ride.
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You have $8 billion. You want to do as much good as possible. What do you do?
Inside the Open Philanthropy Project, the group tasked with giving away Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz's massive fortune.
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Get Drawn Into an Episode of The Simpsons
Want to get drawn into an episode of The Simpsons? Here's your chance to win and support a great cause!
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Men Strive To Give More To Charity When The Fundraiser Is Cute
If you're wondering how to get more people to contribute to your online charity drive, consider a photo of you smiling. Even better if you're an attractive woman. Biology is to blame, researchers say.
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Why the Rich Don't Give to Charity
When Mort Zuckerman, the New York City real-estate and media mogul, lavished $200 million on Columbia University in December to endow the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, he did so with fanfare suitable to the occasion: the press conference was attended by two Nobel laureates, the president of the university, the mayor, and journalists from some of New York’s major media outlets.
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Apple boss Tim Cook 'to donate millions' to charity
Apple CEO Tim Cook says he will give away most of his $800m (£537m) fortune to good causes before he dies.
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Apple's Tim Cook to donate his fortune to charity
Apple CEO Tim Cook is going to give away his entire fortune multi-million dollar fortune to charitable causes.
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Humble Square Enix Bundle 2
From Tomb Raider to Hitman to Thief -- get up to 8 games in Humble Square Enix Bundle 2!
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Man wins $14 million in Las Vegas - and donates it ALL to charity
The generous gambler won the cash on a fruit machine after betting just $20.
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Indiegogo Life lets you fund personal causes for free
Indiegogo launched a standalone service Monday that lets users raise money for anything from medical expenses and tuition payments to vacations and parties — without charging them a fee. The new service also claims to offer a more simple set-up process, and one-on-one support for users.
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The 15-Year-Old President
Meet the most confident and determined young woman in Mozambique. Chosen to lead her village’s water committee at just 15 years old, Natalia is a remarkable, tenacious and much-loved member of her community.
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Why Your Brain Wants To Help One Child In Need — But Not Millions
Why do people sometimes give generously to a cause — and other times give nothing at all? That's a timely question, because humanitarian groups fighting the Ebola outbreak need donations from people in rich countries. But some groups say they're getting less money than they'd expect from donors despite all the news.
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The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster
N 2012, TWO MASSIVE STORMS pounded the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless, hungry or without power for days and weeks. Americans did what they so often do after disasters. They sent hundreds of millions of dollars to the Red Cross, confident their money would ease the suffering left behind by Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Isaac. They believed the charity was up to the job. They were wrong.
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The Red Cross’ Secret Disaster
After Superstorm Sandy, Americans opened their wallets to the Red Cross. They trusted the charity and believed it was up to the job. They were wrong.
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Cities Are Criminalizing an Act of Charity Toward the Homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless recently issued a report indicating 21 cities in the U.S. have enacted legislation that restricts feeding the homeless. This marks a 47% increase in such laws.
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Rotary Club President Accidentally Bought A Gimp Suit For A Charity Swim
When Whitstable Rotary Club president David Cavell ordered a merman costume online to wear while carrying out a sponsored swim, something unexpected happened: He found he had accidentally ordered a gimp suit instead.
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Wounded Warrior Project Under Fire
Over the past decade, it has become one of the celebrated charities in the country but is this veterans group everything it says it is?
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