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Carter Center gets $40M to eradicate Guinea worm

(AP) -- The Carter Center on Monday announced it received $40 million in donations to help fuel its mission to eradicate Guinea worm disease, a debilitating parasite that once plagued millions of people across the developing ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Renegade sperm donor triggers US probe

A California man who donates his sperm for free to couples who want to have a baby is being investigated by US regulators but insists he will continue his efforts as a matter of goodwill.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 6

Survey: Most Haiti text donors have given since

(AP) -- The massive earthquake that devastated Haiti two years ago prompted an outpouring of charitable donations and propelled a new way of giving - through text messages - into the public eye.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People respond to immediate emotions in charitable giving

(Medical Xpress) -- When considering giving money to humanitarian crises people often donate in response to events that grab their immediate emotions, according to a recent study by CU-Boulder psychology professor ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Annual Wikipedia fundraising hits new high

An annual Wikipedia fundraising campaign ended Tuesday with donors around the world pumping a record $20 million into the foundation that runs the free online knowledge repository.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Improving family consent in organ donation could save lives

Research published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests that organ donation rates in the UK could be increased if the current issues affecting declined consent are improved. At present, only 30% of the UK ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fertile sperm donor draws criticism from FDA, docs

(AP) -- Physicians and the federal government cited the case of a San Francisco Bay area man who has fathered 14 children as an example of the risks posed by the informal market for sperm donations, which doctors consider ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nostalgic consumers are more likely to give to charity

Nostalgia, a sentimental longing for the past, can boost donations and help drum up volunteers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU Commissioner calls for new tools for bloggers

(AP) -- The European Union should help teach bloggers living under oppressive regimes how to communicate freely and avoid detection, and develop technology to help them, the bloc's digital affairs commissioner ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Small businesses turn to Square for credit transactions

Cabbie David Mendoza reached for his iPhone and plugged in a spiffy Square Reader to process a ride's fare.

Technology / Business

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Presumed consent not answer to solving organ shortage in US, researchers say

Removing organs for transplant unless person explicitly opts out of donation before death not best way to address scarcity, raises sticky ethical questions.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google co-founder, wife donate $500,000 to Wikimedia

Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife have donated $500,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation that runs free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.

Technology / Business

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Should doctors encourage people to donate a kidney to a stranger?

With three people on the kidney transplant list dying in the UK every day, should doctors encourage their patients to put themselves at risk for the benefit of others? Two experts debate the issue in the British Medical Journal ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New website seeks to hold journalists accountable

A Wikipedia-style website launched on Monday which provides information about the journalists behind the bylines.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists make human blood protein from rice

Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Donation

A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles. It also may consist of emergency, relief or humanitarian aid items, development aid support, and can also relate to medical care needs as i.e. blood or organs for transplant. Charitable gifts of goods or services are also called gifts in kind. The largest form of gifts in kind is created in many nations by the donation of aging automobiles with the item donated being picked up, sold and the proceeds given to the charity or non-profit (type or named) which was the target of the donor's generosity. One standard way of obtaining donations is the use of raffles for the accumulation of funds.

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