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Charity
Celebrity, Charity, Holiday
Once a tradition
Charity, Government Spending, Health
Funding
Among those who’ve taken the Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit ALS research was Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, and while it seems commendable that he took the challenge, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that Rep. Ryan voted for legislation (the Budget Control Act of 2011) that defunded ALS research. Via Paul Ryan takes Ice Bucket Challenge for…
Charity, Gubernatorial race 2014
Who’s more charitable?
Charity, Immigration
Priest Urges Housing for Undocumented Children
Charity, Gubernatorial race 2014, Mary Burke, Politics
Mixing politics and charity
Burke’s website directs those wishing to ride in the Boys & Girls Club event to register on her website, prompting riders to give Burke’s campaign their name and contact information. Oddly, Burke does not direct those wishing to ride with “Team Burke” to the Boys & Girls Club website, where they can easily register to…
Charity, Immigration, Milwaukee
Shelter
Father David Bergner, the director of Catholic Charities here, said that its parent organization, Catholic Charities USA, has been asked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to look for sites that might be able to handle the influx of unaccompanied children immigrants. Via Milwaukee could shelter 100 border children @ JS Latino Connection Blog.
Charity, Education, Schools
Billionaires give to schools
The local people might not appreciate the imaginative, dreaming experiment performed on their children. There seems to be a subtext that the subjects of the experiment have such bad prospects that its hard to put them in a worse position. Via Democracy trumped by big money @ Althouse.
Charity
Gophers over Badgers?
Via Survey: Wisconsin gives to charity, but less than Illinois, Minnesota @ JS Dogged Blog.
Charity, Sports
Whitewater builds its own Field of Dreams
Via Treyton’s Field of Dreams: Community spirit rallies in aftermath of family’s tragic nightmare @ The Wisconsin Happy Farm.
Charity, Education, Milwaukee, Schools
Walmart heirs give over million to Milwaukee teaching program
Via Walton Foundation gives $1.4 million to Teach for America-Milwaukee @ JS School Zone Blog.
Business, Charity, Health
Venture philanthropy represents a viable financial path forward
Too bad it’s also a path strewn with conflict-of-interest obstacles. Via Is venture philanthropy likely to pose ongoing ethical issues? @ JS Dogged Blog.