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Tag: Charities/Volunteering

As Israel’s Government Reels From Attacks, Volunteers Step In
24Oct By adminNo Comments
World

As Israel’s Government Reels From Attacks, Volunteers Step In

By Anat Peled and Shoshanna Solomon | Photographs by Ofir Berman for The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2023 11:00 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)TEL AVIV—For nine months, Eyal Naveh and his protest group urged army reservists to refuse to volunteer for military duty unless the Israeli government backed down over its plan to overhaul the judiciary.But within minutes of hearing about the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants, the 47-year-old former commando and other leaders of Brothers in Arms urgently called on members to report for duty right away. Within hours, they also used their network to marshal thousands of volunteers to help the military mobilize and support the families affected by the biggest single-day loss of Jewish lives since the Holocaust.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Compa...
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Here’s How FTX Executives Secretly Spent $8 Billion in Customer Money
7Oct By adminNo Comments
Money

Here’s How FTX Executives Secretly Spent $8 Billion in Customer Money

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Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar
23Sep By adminNo Comments
World

Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar

Sept. 23, 2023 10:00 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)KAMPALA, Uganda—In Chad, refugees from the war in Sudan feed grass and insects to starving children after cash-strapped United Nations agencies halted food rations. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, clinics treating victims of sexual violence are running out of basic supplies such as painkillers. In Mali, 200,000 more displaced children are out of school because European governments slashed funding.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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A Tax Break Worth the Hassles
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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A Tax Break Worth the Hassles

Older Americans can still reap tax breaks from donating to charity, even if they aren’t itemizing deductions. The secret: a ‘qualified charitable distribution’ from a traditional IRA.
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