Tag: charities

Latter-day Saint Charities has given $2.3 billion since 1985, report says

Good News Notes: “Latter-day Saint Charities helped millions of people through more than 3,000 humanitarian aid projects with 2,000 partners in 142 countries last year, according to its 2019 Annual Report. The report reflected increases from 2018, when the charity completed 2,885 projects in 141 countries. Monday’s report did not say how much money was distributed during…

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Facebook launches Ebola charity donation button

Good News Notes: “Facebook users can donate to three charities – International Medical Corps, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Save the Children – starting today, the company said on its website on Thursday. The social media company is also donating 100 terminals to provide internet and voice-calling access for…

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Amazon donates to wish lists of hundreds of charities

 Good News Notes: “Amazon is donating hundreds of thousands of needed items such as socks, blankets and canned food to hundreds of U.S. charities that created wish lists on the company’s site, and giving five organizations working on homelessness a total of $1 million in cash and donations.” “It said Tuesday the giving program is…

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