<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Charities News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=12&amp;catid=277</link><description>News Feed for - Charities</description><item><title>Brad Pitt's $6.8m charity donation</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96310409&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:42:00</pubDate><description>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly donated $6.8 million to charity last year through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $6.8 million to charity last year. It has been </description><source>CHINAdaily</source></item><item><title>Non-Profit Shield Foundation to Donate Home to Jacksonville, Fla., Military Family</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96318192&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:29:00</pubDate><description>BusinessWire - The non-profit Shield Foundation announced today (Tues.) that it will donate a home to a worthy Jacksonville, Fla., Military Family, who will become the first recipients of The Shield Foundation's </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Kroger's Family of Stores Make It Easy for Customers to Help Their Neighbors Through </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96399465&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:04:00</pubDate><description>CINCINNATI 'Kroger shoppers step up to support the Red Kettle Campaign every year and we are incredibly grateful for this continued support,' said Major George Hood, National Community Relations and Development </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Do NGOs provide relief or development?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96395317&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:45:00</pubDate><description>Development agencies cannot hope to bring about lasting change in the communities in which they work. They can only provide short-term relief, argues Karen Treasure  Boreholes and basic health or education </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Charity is an insult to small business</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96393740&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:27:00</pubDate><description>Goldman Sachs is creating $500 million fund to help small business Samuel Sherraden says government allowed Goldman to thrive in crisis He says small business wasn't "too big to fail" and didn't get bailed </description><source>CNN</source></item><item><title>Businesses Increase Charitable Donations</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96365022&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T03:18:00</pubDate><description>Korean companies increased their charitable spending last year despite the global economic crisis. A survey by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) shows that the nation's top 500 companies last </description><source>Digital Chosun</source></item><item><title>Charitable Giving In Tough Times</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96356185&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T02:02:00</pubDate><description>, 07:40 PM EST Investors need to adapt their charitable strategies in the current economic climate. Advisors can help. In The Young Philadelphians, a youthful Paul Newman played a tax lawyer who won the </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Arader Galleries Charity Shopping Event</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96357441&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:25:00</pubDate><description>at Arader Galleries, San Francisco, CA Donā??t miss this chance this find a truly unique gift while supporting your favorite charity! Arader Galleries is celebrating the holidays with their first annual </description><source>San Francisco Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County is Benefiting Charity at Downtown Clearwater</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96291588&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:46:00</pubDate><description>Written by Karla Jo Helms Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table. MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:'Table Normal'; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; </description><source>Free Press Releases</source></item><item><title>Thanks to Donation, Some Salvation Army Volunteers Will Be Ringing and Singing This </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96403840&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:27:00</pubDate><description>ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- iLive is giving a boost to holiday bell ringers this holiday season by donating fifty 'Made for iPod' karaoke machines to The Salvation Army of Greater New York. Putting </description><source>Houston Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Cambodian PM highlights NGOs' contribution to country's development</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96396896&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:06:00</pubDate><description>Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday highlighted the contribution of </description><source>People's Daily Online</source></item><item><title>Official launch of NGO Forum on Dec 10</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96398927&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:16:00</pubDate><description>The non governmental organizations form an important if not a critical role in providing services to the community. Services to the blind , Substance abuse support, services to the disabled, orphaned </description><source>Lenzinfo</source></item><item><title>Charities in cash appeal ahead of Christmas</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96387045&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T11:11:00</pubDate><description>MORE THAN 100,000 people are expected to seek the help of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) in the runup to Christmas, a 25 per cent increase on last year. One in four calls would be from people </description><source>Irish Times</source></item><item><title>Morris tourism nonprofit announces re-branding</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96379459&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T08:29:00</pubDate><description>Email Address: Sign up today and stay informed of the latest developments in the New Jersey business community. NJBIZ's FREE eNewsletters deliver important, critical business news right to your email </description><source>Njbiz</source></item><item><title>Filipino hikers finish charity trek in Hong Kong</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96369264&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T04:12:00</pubDate><description>MANILA, Philippines - A Hong Kong-based team of Filipino trail walkers has completed the grueling 102-kilometer Oxfam Walk Against Poverty and Climate Change in Hong Kong, considered one of the biggest </description><source>Philippine Daily Inquirer</source></item><item><title>Charity walk with TYT on Saturday</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96364598&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T03:07:00</pubDate><description>THE Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas and his consort Toh Puan Majimor Shariff will lead over 500 people including children with special abilities, blind senior citizens and orphans at the Charity </description><source>TheStar.com.my</source></item><item><title>Charity food fair raises RM24,000 for needy folk</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96360852&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T03:08:00</pubDate><description>PENANG Times Squares open plaza was buzzing with activity during the Ivorycares Carnival Day 2009 food fair which raised some RM24,000 for hardcore poor families and the underprivileged. Some 50 hawker </description><source>TheStar.com.my</source></item><item><title>Unicef queries circumstances of adoptions from Vietnam</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96359784&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T01:59:00</pubDate><description>THE CIRCUMSTANCES under which children in Vietnam become adoptable are unclear and disturbing, according to a report from Unicef. The report is also critical of the Irish adoption agency, Helping Hands, </description><source>Irish Times</source></item><item><title>Aon Risk Services President Leaving to Start Charitable Sports-Related Organization</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96354658&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T00:39:00</pubDate><description>A.M. Best Company Inc. Welcome to the A.M. Best Web Site. To browse our site you will need a frames capable browser. Please select one of the free download options below to get a frames capable browser. </description><source>A.M. Best</source></item><item><title>PA:                Fumo dismissed from Pennsylvania lawsuit against nonprofit</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96343808&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T14:54:00</pubDate><description>A state Commonwealth Court judge has dismissed former state Sen. Vincent Fumo from a state-filed lawsuit against a nonprofit he founded and allegedly controlled.</description><source>Stateline</source></item><item><title>Most orphans have a living parent, charity states</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96370022&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T12:41:00</pubDate><description>The majority of children living in orphanages have a living parent, a charity report reveals.</description><source>Charities Aid Foundation</source></item><item><title>Event Celebrating Publication of Enough to Go Around Unites Worlds of Publishing, </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96403956&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:21:00</pubDate><description>The event was well attended, thanks not only to the level of interest in Mr. Duncan's work and vision, but also to the efforts and support of the Synergos Institute. Synergos is a charitable organization </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item><item><title>Birkenstock USA, LP Announces Holiday Partnership With Soles4Souls(R), the Shoe </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96403823&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T15:21:00</pubDate><description>Every 9 seconds, Soles4Souls gives away another pair of shoes to someone in need. The shoe charity has earned glowing endorsements from Hollywood stars and professional athletes, but the people that truly </description><source>Yahoo! Canada</source></item><item><title>U.S. Fund for UNICEF Announce Gifts That Give Twice</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96400755&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T14:57:00</pubDate><description>UNICEF Inspired gifts, the 2009 holiday card and gift collection and partners offer unique easy ways to help save children's lives this holiday season NEW YORK, Nov. 24 /PRwire/ -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF </description><source>Denver Business Journal</source></item><item><title>Nonprofit unveils solar panels: Family counseling organization looks to reduce its </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96396971&amp;Channel_ID=12&amp;Category_ID=277</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T13:05:00</pubDate><description>(Source: Times Union)By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Nov. 24--ALBANY -- Keith Pickett is calling on all nonprofits to go green. Pickett, the executive director of Family and Children's Service </description><source>I Stock Analyst</source></item></channel></rss>