Nov 19th, 2008 · You'll soon be seeing volunteers for The Salvation Army out with their red kettles, asking for donations. They've had trouble before because so many people only have plastic on hand. Now, five bell-ringers in El Paso County, Colo., will be the first to accept credit and debit cards along with coins and bills. So if you just never seem to have any spare change on hand — consider that excuse a ghost of Christmas past.
Nov 12th, 2008 · The city of Pleasant Grove, Utah, contends that just because it accepted a privately-donated Ten Commandments monument for a public park, it does not have to accept a monument from a little-known religious group called Summum espousing its principles.
Nov 6th, 2008 · Two days after the election, the presidential candidates have updated their web sites. At johnmccain.com you can watch video of the senator's concession speech. The web masters for president-elect Barack Obama are still busy. Underneath a message of thanks to his supporters, you can still make a donation to the Obama campaign. And the Obama Store is having a clearance sale.
Oct 31st, 2008 · The campaign finance system was designed when a few people wrote big checks. Campaigns, especially Democrat Barack Obama's campaign, are gathering lots of little donations. Finding fraud requires a new paradigm.
Oct 28th, 2008 · Blood banks store freshly donated blood for up to six weeks before it is considered outdated and discarded. But patients who receive transfusions of blood older than two or three weeks may suffer adverse effects, studies suggest.
Oct 21st, 2008 · In the tiny town of Paradise, Mich., John Dreves has donated $16,000 to the struggling sports program at the local school. He raised every dime by collecting and returning empty bottles and cans.
Sep 30th, 2008 · The financial crisis is going to have an effect on many organizations that are not interested in making any money. Nonprofits rely on corporate donations and interest income from their endowments for special programs, operational support and long-term sustainability.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · Warning to Atlanta's panhandlers: Don't expect handouts anymore. City officials are encouraging tourists and Atlantans to drop coins in "donation meters" instead of giving directly to panhandlers. The first one recently went up in front of City Hall.