Harvey Milk Institute releases CD as fundraiser
A San Francisco nonprofit is putting its fundraising hopes on a diverse group of musicians, releasing a compact disc to raise both money and awareness for its cause, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Dallas Art Museum raises $835,000 toward Picasso purchase
Patrons of the Dallas Art Museum raised a record $835,000 during this year's Beaux Arts fundraiser. The money will go toward the purchase of Pablo Picasso's "Bottle of Port and Glass," which now hangs in the museum.
Florida officials bar two charities from fundraising
Two Florida groups that worked out of rented hotel rooms and raised thousands of dollars over the phone - allegedly to help dying children enjoy Disney World - are barred from soliciting money in the state and are being investigated for possible criminal misconduct.
Feinstein issues second million-dollar challenge
Alan Shawn Feinstein, the president of Rhode Island-based Feinstein Foundation, has pledged $1 million if U.S. Rotary clubs will donate at least that amount to food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country during a 15-day period beginning on World Hunger Day.
Challenge raises millions for soup kitchens
Alan Shawn Feinstein pledged to spend $1 million through his foundation in matching gifts of $25 or more made to soup kitchens and food banks during a 10-day period. Organizations across the country took up the challenge, raising millions of dollars in donations.
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