Tag: donations

12 AUG

The Trump campaign rakes in millions of dollars in donations — here’s where they’re spending it all

Shayanne Gal/Samantha Lee/Business Insider President Donald Trump’s campaign has spent more than $ 6 million on business expenses in 2018. More than half of that was spent on lawyers and digital consultants. Campaign manager Brad Parscale’s firm received more than $ 2.8 million from the Trump campaign in the first half of 2018. President Donald […]

14 APR

Where will the money go? Unprecedented donations keep pouring in for Humboldt Broncos

As donations from an online fundraising campaign for the Humboldt Broncos surpass $ 11 million, people are thinking about where that money will go and how it can best be used to help the families of those killed in the April 6 bus crash, as well as rebuild the lives of those who were injured.

28 JAN

2 GOP senators say the party should consider returning Steve Wynn’s donations after sexual misconduct allegations surface

Reuters Two Republican senators say their party should consider returning donations from Republican National Committee finance chair and casino mogul Steve Wynn in light of sexual misconduct allegations against him. Wynn resigned from the RNC on Saturday, but has denied all of the allegations against him. RNC chair Ronna McDaniel did not make mention of […]

28 DEC

‘We’re rich as hell and we don’t need it all’ — Gregg Popovich eloquently explains why it’s important for the wealthy to make charitable donations

Jason Miller/Getty The San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is known for his charitable giving, including work with organizations such as Shoes that Fit and the Innocence Project. On Tuesday, Popovich was speaking about his charitable giving, and succinctly and eloquently summed up his view on the matter. The San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg […]

24 DEC

Blue Planet 2 has helped environmental charities with donations and petitions

Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth reported more people than ever have been donating money and signing petitions calling for action to save the oceans. The BBC’s Blue Planet II is this year’s most watched TV show, with 14 million viewers. As well as awe-inspiring, never-been-seen images of marine life, it highlighted the plight of […]

06 OCT

American Airlines Matches UNICEF Donations, Tops 1.1 Million Pounds of Cargo to Puerto Rico

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12 SEP

Salesforce aims to help immigrant students with donations to San Francisco, Oakland schools (CRM)

Like many of his peers, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump’s various proposals to restrict immigration and the number of refugees accepted into the US. On Tuesday, Benioff is putting his company’s money where his mouth is. Salesforce.org, Salesforce’s nonprofit offshoot, is giving $ 12.2 million to the […]

26 AUG

MalwareTech’s legal defense fund bombarded with fraudulent donations

Enlarge / Marcus Hutchins. (credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Marcus Hutchins, the popular British security researcher, has a new legal headache beyond the criminal charges against him. Hutchins, AKA “MalwareTech,” pleaded not guilty two weeks ago to criminal charges in Wisconsin that accuse him of creating and distributing the Kronos malware that steals banking credentials. […]