http://www.mail.com/subjects/36616-philanthropic-foundations.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/36616-philanthropic-foundations.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071294-rival-anne-frank-charities-dispute-archive.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — Two organizations bearing Anne Frank's name are in a bitter dispute over the possession of the Frank family archive, in an echo of a court battle they fought in the 1990s over which one had the right to trademark the Holocaust victim's name. The conflict between the Basel, Switzerland-based Anne Frank Fund and the Amsterdam, Netherlands-b... Wed, 08 May 2013 19:45:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2071294-rival-anne-frank-charities-dispute-archive.html 2013-05-08T19:45:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2067388-david-chang-paul-kahan-tie-top-chef-honor.html NEW YORK (AP) — Food may not have been their first calling, but coming late to the culinary scene clearly hasn't slowed David Chang and Paul Kahan. On Monday, the two were jointly honored as the nation's most outstanding chefs by the James Beard Foundation, an exclamation point on circuitous careers that began in other fields — Chang in finance and Kahan ... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:27:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2067388-david-chang-paul-kahan-tie-top-chef-honor.html 2013-05-07T11:27:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065556-study-sets-immigration-bill-squabble.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the study as flawed and political. The ... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:45:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065556-study-sets-immigration-bill-squabble.html 2013-05-06T22:45:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2047610-woody-guthrie-center-opens-saturday-tulsa.html TULSA, Okla. (AP) — It took Woody Guthrie's hometown of Okemah more than 30 years after his death to finally celebrate his life and work with an annual music festival, and signs of acknowledgment in other parts of Oklahoma have been rare. Monuments and exhibits honoring Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers and songwriters who died in 1967, were... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:46:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2047610-woody-guthrie-center-opens-saturday-tulsa.html 2013-04-26T21:46:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1991952-help-shrinks-poverty-spikes-us.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul people out of poverty in this Maryland port city where one of four residents is considered poor by U.S. government standards. Hammond says he ended up in Baltimore three years... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:34:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1991952-help-shrinks-poverty-spikes-us.html 2013-04-02T06:34:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1989542-paralyzed-ex-athletes-foundation-helping.html CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) — As he rolls through the front door of the sprawling Claremont Club fitness center and shouts a friendly hello here and there, for just a moment it's as if nothing has changed since Hal Hargrave Jr. was the big, friendly teenage gym rat who haunted this place. The burly Hargrave's head was filled with dreams of playing college base... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:51:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1989542-paralyzed-ex-athletes-foundation-helping.html 2013-03-31T21:51:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981536-panera-trying-pay-what-you-want-experiment.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Order a bowl of turkey chili at a St. Louis-area Panera Bread cafe and it'll cost you a penny. Or $5. Or $100. In other words, whatever you decide. Three years after launching the first of five pay-what-you-want cafes, the suburban St. Louis-based chain on Wednesday quietly began its latest charitable venture that takes the concept on a t... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:06:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1981536-panera-trying-pay-what-you-want-experiment.html 2013-03-27T05:06:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1971858-bennett-belafonte-hudson-winehouse-gala.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett doesn't think Amy Winehouse's life was tragic. He believes the singer who died at age 27 lived a complete life because she was able to achieve her goal: becoming a respected musician. "Her dream was to become famous and a beautiful singer and she accomplished that," he said Thursday night at the first Amy Winehouse Foundation ... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:33:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1971858-bennett-belafonte-hudson-winehouse-gala.html 2013-03-22T23:33:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969878-study-finds-2-3-hate-crimes-unreported.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite growing awareness of hate crimes, the share of those crimes reported to police has fallen in recent years as more victims of violent attacks express doubt that police can or will help. Nearly 2 of 3 hate crimes go unreported to police, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reported Thursday. For the years 2003-06,... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:38:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1969878-study-finds-2-3-hate-crimes-unreported.html 2013-03-21T19:38:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969262-poll-low-wage-workers-bosses-odds-training.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As they struggle to get ahead, many low-wage workers are not taking advantage of job training or educational programs that could help them make the leap to better-paying jobs. They are often skeptical about whether such programs are even worth the trouble, a new survey shows. In many cases, workers in low-wage positions are not using the... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:43:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1969262-poll-low-wage-workers-bosses-odds-training.html 2013-03-21T16:43:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1966584-survey-low-wage-workers-gloomy-future.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While lower-wage American workers have accounted for the lion's share of the jobs created since the 2007-2009 Great Recession, a new survey shows that they are also among the most pessimistic about their future career prospects, their job security and their finances. The two-part Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research s... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:55:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1966584-survey-low-wage-workers-gloomy-future.html 2013-03-20T16:55:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1952782-fla-politician-resigns-57-charged-scandal.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a front for a $300 million gambling operation. The organization, Allied Veterans of the World, runs nearly 50 Internet parlors with computerized slot machine-style games... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:52:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1952782-fla-politician-resigns-57-charged-scandal.html 2013-03-14T05:52:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1951802-57-charged-florida-gambling-scandal.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a widening scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a $300 million front for illegal gambling. Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll's resignation came a day after she was questioned in the investigation. Her public relations firm ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:25:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1951802-57-charged-florida-gambling-scandal.html 2013-03-13T20:25:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944240-correction-sierra-leone-gates-fund-story.html FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — In a story March 10 about Sierra Leone charging 29 people with fraud, The Associated Press erroneously identified the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's vaccine program. The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, or GAVI, is a recipient of Gates Foundation money, but it also receives ... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:36:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1944240-correction-sierra-leone-gates-fund-story.html 2013-03-12T16:36:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1931974-energy-nominee-favors-all-of-the-above-approach.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Energy Department advocates an all-of-the-above approach to energy and favors natural gas as a "bridge fuel" to help the country develop clean energy. Ernest Moniz, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leads the MIT Energy Initiative, a research group that gets fund... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:40:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1931974-energy-nominee-favors-all-of-the-above-approach.html 2013-03-05T17:40:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1929654-obama-nominates-wal-marts-burwell-budget-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Wal-Mart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget chief, thrusting her into the center of Washington's heated partisan budget battles. Obama announced Burwell's selection to lead the Office of Management and Budget during a White House ceremony, noting that her appointment comes as government... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:04:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1929654-obama-nominates-wal-marts-burwell-budget-chief.html 2013-03-04T16:04:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1928980-obama-to-tap-walmarts-burwell-budget-chief.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Walmart's Sylvia Mathews Burwell as his next budget director, a senior administration official said. If confirmed by the Senate, Burwell would take the helm at the Office of Management and Budget at a time of heated budget battles between the White House and congressional Republicans. She wo... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:48:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1928980-obama-to-tap-walmarts-burwell-budget-chief.html 2013-03-04T00:48:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1921504-livestrong-foundation-charts-post-armstrong-course.html CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization will persevere in the wake of the cyclist's admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs. "I am on safe ground to say that the past year did not go as planned," Livestrong's executive vice ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:25:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1921504-livestrong-foundation-charts-post-armstrong-course.html 2013-02-28T23:25:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920800-bloomberg-donating-100m-to-help-fight-polio.html SEATTLE (AP) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged $100 million to help the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and others to fight polio around the world. The Seattle-based Gates Foundation said Bloomberg was set to announce the donation to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on Thursday. That organization has a six-year plan to eliminate polio.... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:28:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1920800-bloomberg-donating-100m-to-help-fight-polio.html 2013-02-28T05:28:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894176-ex-mayors-1-billion-gambling-woes-stun-san-diego.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Maureen O'Connor was a physical education teacher who won a seat on the San Diego City Council when she was only 25 years old, later winning two terms as the city's first female mayor as she charmed voters with a populist flair. But her rapid rise was matched by her fall, culminating Thursday when she acknowledged in federal court that sh... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:39:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1894176-ex-mayors-1-billion-gambling-woes-stun-san-diego.html 2013-02-15T13:39:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1892572-ex-san-diego-mayors-gambling-wagers-top-1b.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former San Diego mayor and fast-food heiress acknowledged Thursday that she took $2.1 million from her late husband's charitable foundation in a decade-long gambling spree when she wagered more than $1 billion. Maureen O'Connor, 66, pleaded not guilty in federal court to a money laundering charge under a deal with federal prosecutors th... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:21:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1892572-ex-san-diego-mayors-gambling-wagers-top-1b.html 2013-02-14T23:21:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1876860-music-teachers-eligible-grammy-honor.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Music teachers are now eligible for a Grammy honor of their own. Recording Academy president Neil Portnow says the group has established a music educator award that will be presented for the first time next year. Portnow announced the new award Thursday at the Grammy Foundation's 15th annual Music Preservation Project event at... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1876860-music-teachers-eligible-grammy-honor.html 2013-02-08T14:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1873044-kenneth-cole-returns-to-fashion-week-terms.html NEW YORK (AP) — The buck — probably nubuck, in this case — again stops with Kenneth Cole. Cole returns to New York Fashion Week on Thursday after a seven-year hiatus, seemingly putting his hand on everything before the runway lights go up: the clothes, the shoes, the handbags, the hashtags. He bought his company back from investors las... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1873044-kenneth-cole-returns-to-fashion-week-terms.html 2013-02-06T18:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1870486-push-retention-struggling-readers.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Flunked, retained, held back. Whatever you call it, increasing numbers of states are not promoting students who are struggling to read at the end of third grade. Thirty-two states have passed legislation designed to improve third-grade literacy, according to the Education Commission of the States. Retention is part of the policie... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1870486-push-retention-struggling-readers.html 2013-02-05T19:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1869114-diversity-obama-job-selections.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama is aiming to put a more diverse face on his administration — an image that was missing as he filled the first round of vacancies of his second term with a parade of white men. Obama is said to be looking at women, Latinos and openly gay candid... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1869114-diversity-obama-job-selections.html 2013-02-05T07:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1864142-stories-holocaust-survivors-retold-holograms.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — For years, Holocaust survivor Pinchus Gutter has told the tragic story of watching his parents and 10-year-old twin sister herded into a Nazi death camp's gas chambers so quickly that he had no time to even say goodbye. He was left instead with an enduring image he has carried with him through 70 years: that of his sister vanishing into... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1864142-stories-holocaust-survivors-retold-holograms.html 2013-02-02T16:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is collaborating with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and businesses to invest some €80 million ($108 million) in projects to help alleviate hunger. Development Minister Dirk Niebel met Tuesday with Bill Gates and German business representatives. Niebel's ministry said Germany plans to invest €20 million, wi... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1853368-germany-gates-108m-anti-hunger-drive.html 2013-01-29T11:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845094-religious-exemptions-key-to-ri-gay-marriage-debate.html PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The fate of gay marriage legislation in Rhode Island could hinge on the exemptions it affords religious groups that oppose it, the state Senate president said Friday, a day after the House overwhelmingly passed the bill. Teresa Paiva Weed said she remains opposed to the bill and has heard that the sticking point for many senators i... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845094-religious-exemptions-key-to-ri-gay-marriage-debate.html 2013-01-25T17:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1843494-ray-romano-to-perform-garden-laughs-event.html NEW YORK (AP) — While everybody loves Raymond, it's stand-up comedy that Ray Romano loves most. The 55-year-old actor-comedian says performing live is his passion, so he jumped at the chance to participate in the "Garden of Laughs" event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. "It's great to see some of the guys that I started doing stand-up ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1843494-ray-romano-to-perform-garden-laughs-event.html 2013-01-24T16:03:00Z