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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

and his daughter, Tessa Stephenson Brand, in support of pancreatic cancer research. And Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, announced gifts totaling $150 million to hospitals in Hawaii to increase access to health care. Emmet Stephenson Jr.

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Meet Cynthia Derosier who Surfs for Good Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a Social Media Club workshop in Hawaii as part of Podcamp and WordCamp in Hawaii.     Several people pointed to Cynthia Derosier, author of The Surfer Spirit Book and recently published The Survivor Spirit : The Beauty, Passion, and Power of Breast Cancer Survivors.  

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Target Facebook Challenge: Ten Large Charities Compete for Votes To Divide the $3 Million Pot

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It's called Bullseye Gives, a special Facebook page inviting folks to decide how they should allocate $3 million among ten large institutional charities, including: Parent Teacher Association Feeding America The Salvation Army American Red Cross National Parks Foundation Breast Cancer Research Foundation St.

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Norman Abramson, a father of modern wireless networks, dies at 88

The Verge

Image: University of Hawaii at Manoa. Abramson died of skin cancer that had metastasized in his lungs, according to The New York Times. He was drawn to Hawaii partly because of his love of surfing, and in 1966, took a faculty position at the University of Hawai’i (UH) M? noa’s College of Engineering.

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Chipping away at the problems of reproductive healthcare, one patient at a time

TechCrunch

Studies have shown that women experiencing infertility have experienced depression levels comparable to those receiving a cancer or HIV diagnosis. While Rhode Island, Hawaii, New Jersey, California and New York have state-sanctioned paid maternity leave, there is no federal mandate that applies countrywide. That is just for the birth.

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Jewish Television Network Delivers Online Religious Service

See3

Although I belong to a Synagogue, I am stuck at home recovering from cancer treatments. We live in Maui, Hawaii. I have not attended services for years - this is a wonderful opportunity and a beautiful service - thank you I am in Orange County, California. Joel Meltze. It is a blessing to be able to participate in services from home.

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Sam Altman Whines That When You Become a Billionaire, "Everyone Hates You For Everything"

Futurism

Though the 39-year-old startup tycoon has multi-million dollar mansions in Hawaii, San Francisco, and Napa, the personal favor of president Donald Trump, and enough luxury cars to make an NBA player blush, he still comes short on the one thing money can't buy: respect. It's a tough life for a guy worth about $1.2