Health Aug 09 Watch Girl Up Campaign Helps Teens Empower Peers Around the Globe Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign, is helping adolescent American girls make a difference in the lives of peers around the globe. Ray Suarez reports.
Economy Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to Fisher House Foundation in 2010; What Is It? Photo of President Obama by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate, but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last… By Paul Solman
Economy Apr 27 The Obamas Gave $131,000 to the Fisher House Foundation Last Year. What Is It? Editor's Note: The Obama document du jour may be the President's birth certificate but here on the Business Desk we've been looking into another document: the First Family's tax return. Last week we ran an infographic illustrating their… By Elizabeth Shell
World Apr 08 Watch As Protests Grow, Will Syrians See Reforms or More Bloodshed? Protesters seeking political reforms gathered across Syria, but government forces opened fire on demonstrators with tear gas, rubber bullets and live rounds. Judy Woodruff discusses the unrest with the New America Foundation's Flynt Leverett and Andrew Tabler of the Washington…
Oct 05 Watch Melinda Gates Urges Better Job Training as Community Colleges Innovate, Adapt President Obama shone a spotlight on community colleges Tuesday as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it would donate $35 million to help improve graduation rates and job-training programs. Philanthropist Melinda Gates talks to Judy Woodruff about the… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Charities Feel the Pinch During Economic Crisis Charitable groups across the country are feeling the pinch as the economic crisis has frozen people's pocketbooks and slowed rates of charitable giving. Philanthropy executives give an update. Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Madoff’s Wall Street Schemes Snare Several Prominent Investors The size of the scandal surrounding Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud continues to unravel, drawing in charities, foundations and top investors. Mort Zuckerman, the head of a charitable trust caught up in the schemes, and an SEC analyst… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Non-profit Groups Financing Independent Journalism A rise in the number of non-profit organizations funding journalism projects is changing how newsrooms gather independent content. Two media experts discuss the shift in foreign and investigative reporting. Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch Charities Held to Account as Year Draws to an End As the holidays come to an end, many charities are being held accountable for their fund raising and expenditures amid recent concerns about how some nonprofit organizations are run. Philanthropy experts consider the rules and regulations surrounding charities. Continue watching