American Red Cross

American Red Cross Extends Funding of Critical Medical Care in Haiti
January 11, 2012

The American Red Cross has committed an additional $3.6 million to underwrite operating expenses at Hospital Bernard Mevs Project Medishare Critical Care Trauma and Rehabilitation Program in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This increases the total funding of the hospital to $8.6 million since the earthquake struck. The funding will support services until December 2012.

Nonprofits May Soon Say Goodbye to .org
January 11, 2012

The use of .org at the end of a website’s address has long been the accepted online shorthand to identify sites that are operated by nonprofits.

But now the key organization that manages nonprofit addresses wants charities to adopt the suffix .ngo. It also wants to implement a process that vets organizations to ensure that anybody with the .ngo address is a legitimate nonprofit, saying that now it’s too easy to commit fraud using a .org address because anyone can create one.

Charities That May Have Benefited From Hacking Seek to Make Refunds
December 28, 2011

Two big charities, the American Red Cross and CARE, said they are investigating reports that computer hackers gave them gifts using credit-card information stolen from a global intelligence company—and they promised to help any victims of fraud get their money back.

The hackers said they had used the credit-card data to make some charitable contributions and posted screen shots of receipts for donations to groups including the Red Cross and CARE.

Hackers hit security firm and donate stolen funds
December 27, 2011

A hacking movement calling itself Anonymous said yesterday that it stole thousands of credit card numbers and other client information from a U.S. security think tank with customers including the Air Force, defense contractors, police agencies, technology companies and banks. One hacker said the goal of the attack on Stratfor Global Intelligence was to pilfer funds from individuals’ accounts to give away as Christmas donations, and some victims confirmed that unauthorized transactions were made using their credit cards.

Charity Campaigns Try Gentle Approach to Get Shoppers to Spend on Good Deeds
December 8, 2011

As end-of-the year giving gets under way, some charities like the American Red Cross are skipping disaster pictures and switching to gentler imagery to urge people to forgo extraneous holiday gifts and, instead, give “something that means something.”

To deliver its message, the American Red Cross has a new animated character in its multimedia campaign highlighting the seasonal dilemma of whether to please family and friends with material gifts or to give them something that betters the lives of others.

College students and graduates volunteering for longer terms
November 30, 2011

The number of college students who volunteer actually decreased from 2009 to 2010, but the total number of volunteer hours increased, a 2010 study conducted by Volunteering in America showed.

"This data show that the students who are volunteering are doing so more regularly or on a longer-term basis," says Heather Peeler, chief strategy officer for the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Some experts say a key reason that recent graduates are turning to longer volunteer opportunities could be the competitive job market and economic climate.

White Sox earn MLB philanthropic honor
November 18, 2011

The Chicago White Sox were named recipients of the Commissioner's Award for Philanthropic Excellence, created in 2010 to recognize outstanding community efforts of a Major League club.

The White Sox were acknowledged Thursday by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB at the General Managers and Owners Meetings for the "White Sox Volunteer Corps" program. The initiative is designed to activate the White Sox fan base to give back to the greater Chicago community through service. MLB will give the White Sox a $10,000 grant for the recognition.