MA: Philanthropy
MA Steps Up for Puerto Rico, Again
Massachusetts residents are being asked to step up, just as they did five years ago, to help their fellow Americans in Puerto Rico. The …
MIT Students Demand Changes After Epstein’s Close Ties to University Revealed
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are demanding fundamental changes to the university's funding …
Nonprofit Tosses Fancy Banquet Tables in Favor of Speaker Soapboxes
BOSTON - Forget the banquet table with expensive flowers and a fancy meal. A major Boston nonprofit is replacing that with soapboxes for speakers to …
Prepare to Meet the Taxman in 2015
BOSTON – As January gets under way, tax experts say a little time spent in the next few days preparing for the tax season will pay off in the …
Bikes Not Bombs in Gear with Giving Tuesday
JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. - Black Friday started on Thursday this year, with major retailers moving up their holiday sales kickoffs to Thanksgiving Day…
Congress: Rolling Back Home-Buyers' Protections?
DORCHESTER CENTER, Mass. - Many homeowners this year are thankful for signs of a recovering housing market and new rules limiting uncontrolled fees …
Black Friday...Cyber Monday...Now #GivingTuesday?
BOSTON - The idea for Hashtag Giving Tuesday grew out of the simple observation that we have a day for giving thanks and two days for getting bargains…
Put On Your Blue Jeans and Help Fight Breast Cancer
BOSTON - Employees can get casual - blue-jeans casual - at the office next month as part of a national fundraiser for the fight against breast cancer…
Report: In Environment, Local Groups Get Short Shrift
BOSTON - The biggest groups get the biggest bucks when it comes to charitable foundations granting money to conservation organizations, while in many …
“Smarter Summer” for Hundreds of Massachusetts Middle Schoolers
BOSTON - It's not the summer school of yesteryear. It's more like a swanky private camp. Thousands of low- to middle-income students in Boston and …
Health Care Leaders Honored for Work with Reform
BOSTON - Health Care For All is celebrating birthday number 25. The statewide advocacy organization located in Boston is noting the quarter-century …
MA Honor Roll Students Courtside with Celtics Tonight
BOSTON - Tonight won't be just any night for dozens of students from around the state. In honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday, when the …