http://philanthropy.com/topic/Health/243/ Sun, 19 May 2013 19:53:31 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139307/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Fastest-Growing-Athletic/139307/ Charities learn that creating meaningful ways for athletes to connect with a cause and enlisting retailers to boost giving can increase revenue.

]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/139017/ http://philanthropy.com/article/AmeriCares-Leader-Expanded/139017/ Curt Welling, who is stepping down as head of AmeriCares, expanded the charity's work with grass-roots groups abroad and with American clinics serving the uninsured.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138615/ http://philanthropy.com/article/160-Million-Bequest-Goes-to/138615/ Muriel Block, who inherited a real-estate fortune, earmarked some of the money for biomedical research; the rest will finance brain research and other needs.

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138305/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Organization-Designs-Healthier/138305/ MASS Design Group enlists architects to build health-care facilities in poor countries that help prevent the spread of airborne disease.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/138297/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Relieving-Fundraisers-of-Hated/138297/ Virginia Mason Hospital's fundraising arm found a way to relieve fundraisers of their most hated task and then improved efficiencies.

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/136601/ http://philanthropy.com/article/The-Big-Event-a-37-Million/136601/ The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute sought out students and young professionals to bolster donations and asked all participants to raise money from friends and family members.

]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/136022/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Financier-Pledges-150-Million/136022/ Mount Sinai School of Medicine will be renamed after Carl Icahn's donation to support medical research.

]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/136012/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Foundation-s-First/136012/ The Robert Wood Johnson fund has appointed a top official to educate politicians about medical research findings and help lawmakers shape policy.

]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/136024/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Former-Owner-of-DC-Sports-Team/136024/ Irene Pollin, who owned the Washington Wizards with her late husband, Abe,  has promised the money to Hadassah Medical Organization.

]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/136000/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Effort-Aims-to-Steer-Gifts-to/136000/ The Social Impact 100 Index features charities that can prove they make a difference and have a plan to grow, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/135984/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Ailing-Children-Escape-Into/135984/ A theater group brings Broadway actors and dancers to the hospital rooms of chronically ill or disabled children.

]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:00:00 EST http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/135330/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Grant-Maker-Seeks-Innovative/135330/ The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is getting attention for its effort to promote new ideas, some of them drawn from the entertainment, design, and financial worlds.

]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/135042/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Gifts-of-MedicineFood/135042/ The Breast Cancer Society's meteoric rise into the top fundraising ranks shows the power of attracting noncash gifts, but the way groups value such donations has attracted tough questions from watchdogs and government officials.

]]> Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/134722/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Nike-ChairmanWife-Give/134722/ Phil and Penelope Knight provided the money to the Oregon Health & Science University.

]]> Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/134726/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Cancer-Society-Veteran-to-Head/134726/ Steven Derks has a track record in advocacy for health causes and creating new programs to help patients and their families deal with difficult medical challenges.

]]> Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/134354/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Behind-the-Numbers-Housing/134354/ Greg Elfers, chief field-development officer at the American Diabetes Association, gets more than $20,000 to pay for housing near the charity's suburban Washington headquarters so he can keep his home in Ohio.

]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/133015/ http://philanthropy.com/article/What-Nonprofit-Employers/133015/ Key dates and requirements for complying with the Affordable Care Act.

]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/133055/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Nonprofits-Scramble-to-Comply/133055/ Charity leaders face big decisions about how to handle coverage for their workers.

]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/133023/ http://philanthropy.com/article/A-Donor-Supports-Research-on/133023/ Catherine Ivy, a financial-industry veteran, has provided more than $50-million to a fund for finding treatments for brain cancer, which took the life of her late husband.

]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/133011/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Health-Care-Law-Help-Young/133011/ Nearly 26 percent of early-career employees don't get health benefits, so many are still on family plans.

]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/133037/ http://philanthropy.com/article/How-One-Health-Group-Staved/133037/ By showing Wyoming lawmakers how it saved the state money and giving them an insider's tour, the group preserved money it receives to treat people with mental-health and substance-abuse problems.

]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/132985/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Health-Care-Law-Requires-Easy/132985/ Grant makers should focus on ways to ensure that health-care providers protect the privacy of the most vulnerable and that even the poorest Americans can get good comparative data on health costs.

]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/132477/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Regional-Grant-Makers-Hold-the/132477/ Small amounts of money and strong coalitions of businesses, government, and nonprofits can promote big reductions in wasteful spending.

]]> Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/132487/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Making-the-Change-From-AIDS/132487/ Whitman-Walker Health was able to bolster its finances by opening its doors to more people and getting rid of programs that other groups already offered.

]]> Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/132457/ http://philanthropy.com/article/10-Million-Bequest-Aids/132457/ Ashawna Hailey, a software entrepreneur, left money to groups that promote the legalization of marijuana and research into ecstasy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

]]> Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT http://philanthropy.com/article/article-content/132000/ http://philanthropy.com/article/Taking-On-the-1-Fighting-a/132000/ A nursing home's threat to evict a vulnerable 75-year-old raises questions about why the charity deserves the benefits of tax-exempt status.

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