10 Dec 2001
| by ANITA CHABRIA
GENESEE COUNTY, MI: A coalition of gay-rights activists -
spearheaded by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians And Gays
(PFLAG) and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) - is
protesting the Salvation Army this holiday season by dropping leaflets
in the charity's collection...
26 Nov 2001
| by Allen Houston,
WASHINGTON - After withering public scrutiny, the American Red Cross has announced that all money donated to the September 11 Liberty Fund will be given to the victims' families and their long-term financial needs.
26 Nov 2001
| by ALLEN HOUSTON
WASHINGTON: Buckling after coming under withering public scrutiny,
the American Red Cross has announced that all money donated to the
September 11 Liberty Fund will be given to the victims' families and
their long-term financial needs.
Two weeks ago, the Red Cross hired Edelman's Washington,...
26 Nov 2001
| by PAUL HOLMES, president of The Holmes Group and editor of
www.holmesreport.com
Within 48 hours of September 11, major corporations had offered
50 million to the relief efforts. They gave rescuers everything
from Johnson 10 million each from Microsoft and GE, and 5
million from The Walt Disney Corporation.
In so doing, they overwhelmingly rejected the pernicious...
19 Nov 2001
| by DAVID ZUCKER
Most of America's businesses rallied around charitable causes in
the aftermath of September 11 in ways not seen since WWII. Responses
ranged from financial support for well-established charities such as the
Red Cross and United Way to creating foundations for victims'
families.
However...
19 Nov 2001
| by HUGH CLIFTON
America has responded to the events of September 11 with a record
amount of charitable donations. Time (November 5) described the more
than 1 billion that has been pledged or donated in the weeks
since September 11 as the largest philanthropic effort for a single
cause in American history....
12 Nov 2001
| by Allen Houston
WASHINTON - Under fire from Congress and a wary public, the American Red Cross has hired Edelman's Washington, DC office and the firm of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter & Associates to handle the fallout from the Liberty Fund disaster that placed the charity group on page one of top media outlets around...
12 Nov 2001
| by ALLEN HOUSTON
WASHINGTON: Under fire from Congress and a wary public, the
American Red Cross has hired Edelman's Washington, DC office and the
firm of Chlopak, Leonard, Schechter 300 million of the 560
million-plus dollars collected for victims' families of the assaults on
the World Trade Center and Pentagon....
29 Oct 2001
| by DOUGLAS QUENQUA
The pro-bono work of Antonio Tijerino has helped him travel a
winding road from Burson-Marsteller to Nike, and finally to a foundation
that recognizes promising Hispanics. He talks to Douglas Quenqua about
his journey.
Antonio Tijerino's career is proof that pro-bono work pays. He's
executive...
22 Oct 2001
| by ALLEN HOUSTON
The attacks on America took remarkable planning and coordination -
and so did the collection and distribution of aid and support. Allen
Houston looks at how the Red Cross was ready to help.
Days into the tragedy that forever changed America, 30-year-old Darren
Irby, chief officer of disaster...