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May 21, 2012

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Six World Monuments Watch Sites Receive American Express Grants

Posted: May 14, 2012 – 03:52 PM EST

NEW YORK, May 14 /CSRwire/ - Today, American Express and World Monuments Fund announced $1 million in grant funding to six historic sites. This is the first allocation from a $5 million, five-year grant to the World Monuments Fund to support the World...

Muhammed Yunus - "The Father of Microcredit" - to Keynote the 2012 SRI Conference Held in New York City Area

Posted: May 04, 2012 – 10:35 AM EST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 04 /CSRwire/ - Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who is widely regarded as the father of microcredit and also is the founder of Grameen Bank, will be the keynote speaker on the opening night of the 23rd annual SRI...

Youth Employment Initiative Launched in South Africa

Posted: May 03, 2012 – 03:05 PM EST

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 03 /CSRwire/ - To address the challenges young people face in South Africa when entering the labor force or starting their own business, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Caterpillar Foundation have launched EquipYouth, a program that will...

Dow Announces Completion of Community Apartment for Elderly Victims In Fukushima; Donates Complex to Soma City

Posted: May 02, 2012 – 01:49 PM EST

SOMA CITY, FUKUSHIMA, May 02 /CSRwire/ - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced the completion of Dow Soma Nagaya (Soma City, Fukushima), an apartment complex for the elderly victims of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and donated the...

San Francisco's Tech, Entrepreneur, Design Talent and Tenderloin Community Come Together to Improve Lives of Residents During Collaboration Weekend

Posted: Apr 27, 2012 – 04:34 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 27 /CSRwire/ - Collaboration Weekend, which kicks-off tonight and runs through Sunday, brings together some of the Citys brightest technologists and entrepreneurs with established members of the Tenderloin District to develop new community-driven tools that will help make aspects of...

Troy Container Line Introduces Microlending

Posted: Apr 25, 2012 – 10:51 AM EST

RED BANK, N.J., Apr. 25 /CSRwire/ - Troy Container Line, one of the worlds largest NVOCCs, today announced a new micro-lending initiative that is an integral part of the companys already strong corporate giving program. Under the guidance of Troy Container Line chairman...

BASF Gives Seattle Mariners Green Boost to Launch 'Sustainable Saturdays' at Safeco Field

Posted: Apr 23, 2012 – 05:38 PM EST

SEATTLE, Wash. and WYANDOTTE, Mich., Apr. 23 /CSRwire/ - On April 21 - Earth Day Weekend - one of the greenest clubs in major league baseball teams up with BASF, The Chemical Company, to inspire its fans to follow its lead and start...

BJ’s Charitable Foundation Grants More Than $1 Million to Nonprofits

Posted: Apr 03, 2012 – 08:30 AM EST

Westborough, Mass., Apr. 03 /CSRwire/ - BJs Charitable Foundation today announced a donation of $1,055,400 to 166 nonprofit organizations in the 15 states where BJs Wholesale Clubs are located. The donated funds will be dispersed to organizations that focus in four areas: hunger...

15 Nonprofits to Receive Pro Bono Advice from Morgan Stanley's Strategy Challenge

Posted: Apr 02, 2012 – 09:45 AM EST

NEW YORK, Apr. 02 /CSRwire/ - Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced today that the following 15 nonprofit organizations will participate in the fourth annual Strategy Challenge, a signature skills-based volunteering program providing nonprofits with pro bono strategic consulting. Brooklyn Children's Museum icouldbe.org Chicago...

Julius Robinson Appointed Chairman of Operation Hope's Northwest Board of Directors

Posted: Mar 29, 2012 – 12:00 PM EST

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 29 /CSRwire/ - Union Bank, N.A. today announced that Julius Robinson, executive vice president and head of Corporate Social Responsibility has been appointed to Operation HOPEs Northwest Board of Directors as Chairman. The Northwest Operation HOPE Board of Directors guides...

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