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Helmsley Trust Pledges $25-Million to Build N.Y. Heart Center
The trust of the late hotel queen Leona Helmsley is donating $25-million to establish a center for heart-disease research at New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center, The Wall Street Journal says.
Bingo-Hall Operators Charged With Stealing Charity Proceeds
A New York grand jury on Wednesday indicted three operators of a Queens bingo hall accused to stealing $830,000 intended for Orthodox Church charities, writes The New York Times.
Federal Court Rules Online Worship Group Is Not a Church
A religious nonprofit organization that primarily conducts worship services via the Internet and radio does not meet the Internal Revenue Service definition of a church, according to a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling reported by The National Law Journal.
Mandela Charity Trustee Quits in 'Blood Diamond' Controversy
An official with a children's charity founded by Nelson Mandela has resigned from the organization following revelations that he allegedly received "blood diamonds" from the model Naomi Campbell, the Guardian and Agence France Presse report.
Catholic Nonprofit Group Loses Appeal on Gay AdoptionBritain's last adoption service affiliated with the Catholic Church has lost its appeal seeking an exemption to laws barring discrimination against homosexuals, the BBC reports.Opinion: Couple Behind 'Ground Zero' Mosque Promote Tolerance, not TerrorThe husband and wife promoting a mosque in Lower Manhattan are committed to religious tolerance and open discussions, an official with an interfaith organization writes in a column for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Opinion: Indian Firms Set Pace on Corporate Social ResponsibilityIndian corporate leaders place a higher value than their American counterparts on weaving social missions into their business activities, a quartet of Wharton School professors say in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
From The Chronicle's BlogsSeptember Birthday Gifts to Pay for African Country's Clean Drinking WaterCharity: Water is counting on "Give Up Your Birthday" campaigns to raise $1.7-million to finance the building of wells and access to clean drinking water to more than 90,000 people in the Central African Republic.
Voices From the Gulf:
Joe Becker
An American Red Cross leader discusses his organization's changing role in the Gulf Coast region.
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