Giving to aid relief in Pakistan lags donations to Haiti...

September 3, 2010

Giving to aid relief in Pakistan lags donations to Haiti

Charitable giving by individuals, foundations and companies to help victims of the flood disaster in Pakistan totaled $25 million as of Aug. 30, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, compared to $900 million Americans gave to relief efforts in Haiti within five weeks of the earthquake there,  NPR reported Sept. 2 (see Pakistan relief story).

Mobile technology tied to development in poor countries

Funders like the Grameen Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are counting on mobile technology to help boost economic development in poor countries, The Washington Post reported Sept. 3 (see mobile technology story).

Business group giving $4 million for urban Catholic schools

A business group pledged $4 million in matching grants to help seven urban Catholic schools in the Philadelphia area create endowments during the 2010-11 academic year, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 3 (see Catholic schools story).

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