INDIANAPOLIS — An Elkhart woman said this Thanksgiving she is thankful for so many things, two years after a transplant saved her life. Sharon Culbreath’s gratitude is what is pushing her to get more people to become organ donors. “Our patients end up becoming our friends and family because we’ve known them for so long,” … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The difference between age 69 and age 70 is, of course, just a single year. Yet, organizations that receive organs for transplant patients are less likely to choose one from the older donor, a new study finds. American organ procurement organizations and transplant … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Hundreds of people came together Sunday to remember loved ones who passed away but went on to save others through an organ transplant. It’s called the Life and Legacy Celebration, and it was filled with stories of survival. “I got very ill and I ended up in the ICU at the hospital of … Read more
The Republican Party’s nascent 2024 class, emboldened as ever, openly cast Donald Trump as “a loser” over and over on Friday as they courted donors and activists fretting about the GOP’s future under the former president’s leadership. Trump’s vocal critics included current and former Republican governors, members of his own Cabinet and major donors who … Read more
The right-wing dark money organization DonorsTrust was the beneficiary of two anonymous contributions of around $425 million each last year, according to a tax filing obtained by Politicowhich described the gifts as “among the largest ever donations to a politically-connected group.” Politico reported Wednesday that DonorsTrust, a longtime funder of right-wing causes that describes itself as … Read more
Charities accepting crypto donations are setting themselves up for an entirely new demographic of funders — who just so happen to be one of the most giving, according to charity organizations. Alex Wilson, the co-founder of The Giving Block, a crypto donation platform providing back-end support to charities, told Cointelegraph that the crypto community is … Read more
Miniseries | E+ | Getty Images Anyone watching the markets this year knows that it’s been a bumpy ride. But investors and the corporate sector aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch as financial markets have fallen sharply. With an estimated 33% of all charitable giving taking place in November and December, non-profit organizations will … Read more
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with heart failure in dire need of a new heart may have faced delays in getting one during the pandemic when potential donors tested positive for COVID-19. As some centers began accepting these hearts for transplant anyway, data from a new … Read more
Zelensky urged European leaders to offer greater financial support for his country more than eight months after Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine Zelensky urged European leaders to offer greater financial support for his country more than eight months after Vladimir Putin sent Russian troops into Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday asked … Read more
A new report from the Washington Post claims that former President Donald Trump’s “Save America” leadership PAC is spending big on paying his legal bills, even as Republican congressional candidates struggle to raise money. According to the Post’s analysis of financial disclosures, the PAC “has spent more money since he left office on lawyers representing … Read more