Overseas charity   Who gives most in private aid to poor countries?AMERICA'S government is frequently accused of stinginess when it comes to foreign aid: the...

Houston Texans Wide Receiver Andre Johnson said his foundation ordered 750 bikes from Walmart that were to be given to underprivileged kids, and in return the retailer...

How does a huge entertainment giant that’s a subsidiary of an even larger media behemoth respond to an international natural disaster? By sending money? Food...

In researching historical and religious views on charitable giving, I came across Maimonides’ hierarchy. He believed that there are 8 degrees of charity. These...

Compete-At, the leading innovator of online regatta management solutions, today announced that it is extending sponsorship to charity and youth regattas through 2008....

Filed under: Charity, Charity of the DayPuppies Behind Bars is an innovative organization that teaches prison inmates to raise and train puppies to be service dogs for...

You might remember one of our big stories last year: a team made up of VFS Film Production instructor Glen Tedham, his wife Jeannie, and a host of grads from the Film...

The Louisiana Senate on Monday voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would change the way Medicaid funding is divided among charity hospitals in the southern region of...

Yesterday afternoon, a strong earthquake measured at 7.8 on the Richter scale happened in Sichuan province, China. It is so strong that many people in other provinces,...

Love or loathe the English? The latest Rough Guide for England has a few choice things to say about them. First the bad news: It says that English people are...

You may have already heard about the Skype Nomad—intrepid Australian Rebecca Campbell is travelling the world for 33 days, only sleeping while on the move,...

Filed under: Art, Charity, Charity of the DayDrawbridge is an organization based in California that provides an art program for homeless and otherwise vulnerable children...

Doodle Day is more than just a day, it is the set of all days between May 8 and May 18 inclusive. The purpose of naming this period of time is to draw attention to...

Jason Moffatt's latest blog post with video is titled "Come Hang Out With My Surfer Pals Frank Kern & Michael Koenigs." [Jason Moffatt's Blog] Jason Moffatt's latest blog...

You’ve seen it before. Perhaps you’re watching the Academy Awards and expecting the winner of Best Supporting Access to give a quick acceptance speech...

Source: ESWNYou might have guess so, but after the initial twitter excitement of yesterday, there is for me these days very little to blog about. The traditional media...

With over 191,000 registered charities on one site, "All we ask is.... Give us the finger" The finger we are talking about is the one you use to log onto the...

We have several old computers (10 years old & newer) in our office which the boss doesn't want to throw out just incase he might need one file from one down the...

Here's a nice drawing by the White House "Dean of Correspondents," Helen Thomas, that you can buy for three figures on eBay. Or you can, you know, do anything else. But...

As a former resident of Chengdu*, the sustained coverage of my ex-home in English-language media (which I suspect has only just begun) has caught my attention. For those...