Where Most Needed

Rescuing Animals from the Animal Rescuer

Good intentions lead to bad results for some animals in the care of a fund-strapped southern California animal rescue operation. 

Natural History Museums Face Apocalypse

Declines in funding and a public perception of institutions as boring are leading to a crisis that threatens their extensive, behind-the-scenes scientific research. 

Pastor Gains National Attention with $100 Bills

But after six years, giving people $100 shows the limits of charitable creativity. 

Jerry Lewis Telethon Shows Old Media Still Delivers

Raising a record $61 million, the flagship MDA telethon nevertheless accounts for only a quarter of the organization's fund raising. 

Katrina Evacuee Overstays Her Welcome

A year after a congregation took in a Mississippi woman who had appeared on an Oprah segment, they now want her to move on and give them their parsonage back.

Jewish Charity Calls for $300 Million Relief Fund

Huge appeal raises the possibility of war charities crowding other charity fundraising. 

Giving USA Confirms: Disasters Crowded Other Causes in 2005

International donations hardest hit, with an inflation-adjusted loss of 5% after inflation, but arts & culture groups also see decline. 

AIDS Quilt Not Quite Ready for Museum Status

The Names Project Foundation moved to Atlanta and rejected activism, so the quilt mostly sits in storage. 

Donor Fatigue = Darfur Famine

The food crisis in Sudan calls into question the effectiveness of charity relief—both private and government sponsored—in the face of short media attention spans.