The Charity Institute, which is run by a former professor of medicine, is the brainchild of Harvard University professor David Smith, who in 2011 became the first to run a nonprofit health insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield.The institute aims to make the insurance industry more transparent, reduce administrative costs and help people better understand
A charity institute is opening a new research centre in the North of Ireland with the aim of providing training to local people to help them improve their health and well-being.The institute, which will be the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, will work with the Northern Ireland Health Partnership, a charity that
By Amy L. MascaroThe Smithsonian Institution’s Foundation for Science & Industry has established a charitable trust to give $50,000 to a foundation for education and research that focuses on the health, environment, and wellness of women and girls.Sidney Smith, vice president of the Smithsonian Institution Foundation for Education and Research, said in a statement that
The world’s biggest bank, the World Bank, is “one of the best places to work”, the US’ Next Top Models contestant Emily Lattner told The Associated Press on Monday.“I have never had a better feeling in my life, and this is one of the greatest times in my career,” she said.Lattener, who won the role
COLORADO — The Colorado Hockey Foundation announced Tuesday that it will open its first charity institution in Denver, the Lincoln Foundation Charity Center.The foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will operate as the foundation’s primary and secondary operations center in Denver.The foundation will be based in a 1,400-square-foot building on Main Street at Colorado State University,
The Lion and the Crown – The Lion, a new foundation formed to support the world’s most endangered animal species, announced it would be donating $250,000 to the Global Fund to Fight Poverty (GFP) this week.The foundation’s Executive Director, Sarah Liss, told CNN that the lion’s recent surge in popularity has made the decision a
The Catholic Charities Institute (CCI) has donated $10 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAC) as part of its “The Story of the American Dream” project, according to the organization’s website.The money will help support the NMAAC’s collections, exhibitions, programs and outreach, according a statement released by the CCI.NMAac is
The Compass Foundation says it supports a range of charitable institutions and institutions and charitable organisations, and that it does not have any policy or position on specific organisations.However, the foundation said it supports organisations that contribute to human development and social and environmental justice.“Compass Foundation is committed to helping charities and other organisations to
Science and technology organisations are struggling to find enough money to support research and development projects funded by their funding institutions.The new Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is an independent body set up in 2015 to give more power to the UK’s research and technology sector.It has now been tasked with looking at how
