Non-Profit News

Trappist monks leading a life of contemplation near the small Belgian town of Rochefort now find themselves in the global spotlight, under pressure to change as demand for their high-quality, home-brewed beer soars.

Aimee LaLonde-Norman has been named executive director of the Friends of the Rouge in Dearborn.

In this Dec. 14, 2013 file photo, Balloons fly outside a doctor's office on the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, in Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013.

In this Dec. 14, 2013 file photo, Balloons fly outside a doctor's office on the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, in Newtown, Conn., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013.

Some of the charities paying for mental health care for children and families affected by the Sandy Hook massacre are running short of money and officials don't know how much they'll need - and for how long - to repair the psychological scars from the mass shooting.

To donate to Sarah's House - no donation is too small - stop by the home at 1770 Airway Avenue, behind the senior center, send a check - zip code 86409 - or go online to www.sarahshouseaz.org KINGMAN - Sarah's House has enough funds on hand to survive for two more months barring an infusion of cash.

Members of the teenage country band Jetset Getset will spend their spring break sharing a "stop bullying" message in a series of appearances through several Southern states, beginning March 17. The band from Lawrenceburg, Indiana is promoting the song "Stronger ," which has been released to country radio stations.

A worker moves dirt at the Herkimer Arms, the only known Greene and Greene apartment in 2012.

A public hearing on the matter initially scheduled to take place during the March 10 Board of Selectmen meeting was rescheduled after Selectman Ben Nadeau made a motion to defer it pending recommendations from the Benson Park Committee.

Experts say it's less expensive for baby boomers as they age to live at home than in nursing homes, and people who remain in their homes are often happier and live longer.

Donatti, who found out last July that she had breast cancer and, in the months that followed, lost all of her hair through chemotherapy and radiation treatments, had left her wig off during a trip to Orlando, Fla., the first week of February.

Called Discreet Undergarment Banking Four You, or DUB4U, the nonprofit offers a way for adults who use disposable undergarments to get them consistently, reliably and anonymously, its founders say.

Just like businesses measuring return on investment, individuals and organizations increasingly want evidence that their charitable gifts are generating results.

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, participates in an interview session at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' inaugural Teaching and Learning Conference in Washington, D.C. on March 14, 2014.

The US government announced it was giving up its key role overseeing the Internet's technical operations, handing over those functions to "the global multi-stakeholder community."

Lady Gaga has spoken out in defense of her Born This Way Foundation after it emerged the charity's running costs far outweigh the money handed to good causes.

But to make it work, the city needs the support of the financial community, which it alienated with the misguided plan to save some homeowners from foreclosure by seizing mortgages from lenders through eminent domain.

The construction of a small neighborhood of single-family homes and duplexes that will offer independent living for those 55 and older is almost completed - and almost sold out.

The following editorial appeared in the Des Moines Register on March 11: If you want to attack a political candidate, not disclose who provides the money and enjoy preferential tax treatment, the U.S. government has a deal for you.

YWCA Director of External Relations Elsbeth Mehrer stands in the flood-damaged fitness centre area of the downtown YWCA, which remains closed nine months after last June's flood.