Queensland (QLD) Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has kick-started a donation campaign to get Queensland residents in flood-affected areas back on their feet. The QLD Government will donate $2 million (US$1.49 million) on behalf of Queenslanders to be divided evenly between four charities, the Australian Red Cross, Lifeline Queensland, The Salvation Army, and St Vincent de Paul Society…
Australian Charities Rally to Feed Homeless, Lonely on Christmas
For many people Christmas is a day filled with joy, family and good cheer. But for others it is the loneliest day of the year. “It’s a time of year that many people feel a real sense of absence and loss and despair,” Wayside Chapel chief executive Jon Owen told AAP. But that’s something charities…
This Is Why It Pays to Be Charitable Year Round
By Arash Homampour As the holiday season approaches, many business owners are thinking about scheduling parties, buying gifts for key customers, and calculating employee bonuses. But now is also the perfect time to think about charitable giving. Year-end gifts are not only important for the recipients, but they can also be extremely beneficial for the…
Small Town Values Drive Generous Spirit
Ross Minion is bringing the community-oriented, service-first values of his Midwestern hometown to the City of Newport Beach, Calif. The Elliott, Ill., native is doing so through his involvement in the Sunrise Rotary club and its affiliated foundation. Minion is going on his fourth year as president of the 28-member club, where he helps local…
California Law Forcing Charities to Identify Donors Is Unconstitutional, Supreme Court Hears
The Supreme Court seemed sympathetic to arguments by two conservative charities this morning that a California law requiring charities to hand over the names of their donors violates the First Amendment. The case, Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, court file 19-251, and a companion case, Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, court file 19-255, were…
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