Available for Comment on the Decline in Charitable Giving
27 October 2003 - 6:42PM
PR Newswire (US)
Available for Comment on the Decline in Charitable Giving
Significant Drop in Donations to Healthcare Groups Could Have Grave
Impact On Patients and Research Initiatives WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Times today reports that
charitable giving to health organizations has declined more than 20
percent, according to a Chronicle of Philanthropy survey. "This is
a deeply disturbing fact since not-for-profits play a critical role
in health education, patient services and research not played by
anyone else. The bottom line: the decline in revenue harms patients
and their families," said Dwayne Howell, President and CEO of The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society was featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy as a thriving
health organization bucking this trend. In fact, the Society's
leader, Howell, turned the organization around from the brink of
bankruptcy to the leader in blood cancer research and patient
services, with 62 chapters across the U.S. that provide grassroots
services where they are needed most: in the community. Last year,
the Society provided $40.1 million for leukemia, lymphoma and
myeloma research and made more than 445,000 patient contacts.
Dwayne Howell is available for interviews and will put the
Chronicle findings -- and what they mean to patients -- in context,
speaking as the leader of a thriving health organization who
firsthand turned around the organization from financial crisis to
big success. To quote the Chronicle: "The story behind the
turnaround is one of marathons, millionaires, schoolchildren, and
even a soap opera." CONTACT Jon Garbo 1-914-821-8969 DATASOURCE:
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society CONTACT: Jon Garbo of The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, +1-914-821-8969 Web site:
http://www.lls.org/
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