Philanthropy news and information

Good news for all you philanthropic exhibitionists out there—this month brings an opportunity to run around in your underwear for a good cause.
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The American Hospital Association joined the chorus of not-for-profit organizations that want Congress to protect tax breaks given to those who make donations to not-for-profit organizations.
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While the Northeast continues its long recovery from the damage caused by superstorm Sandy, the death of a jazz legend may actually provide a boost to relief efforts.
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CHICAGO—The estimated cost of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's new tower in downtown Chicago has shot up more than 10% since January, to nearly $523 million, as hospital executives fine-tune their plans, according to an application filed with the Illinois Health Facilities and...
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Based in Alpharetta, Ga., group purchasing organization and healthcare finance consultancy MedAssets has a 500-employee facility in Saddle River, N.J., an area that found itself in the bull's-eye of superstorm Sandy in October.
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As the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act moves forward, healthcare providers will need to pay increasing attention to prevention. John O'Brien, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass., believes that means building stronger ties with institutions' surrounding...
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The philanthropic work of J.R. Thomas, CEO of MedSynergies, has benefited everyone from military families, to aspiring healthcare professionals to the healthcare industry in general throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
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Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas takes care of its own—and its community.
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The healthcare system and the dedicated people who work in the field are essential to a vigorous, prosperous and happy community. That's a given. What's also a given is that many of the people who are inspired to work in the field are also driven to improve their communities in activities away from...
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The Itasca Project, an 8-year-old employer-led civic alliance in the Twin Cities that focuses on quality of life, has brainstormed and implemented initiatives to improve outcomes such as education, job opportunities, public safety and healthy lifestyles.
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