Philanthropy

In 2012, U.S. Army Ranger Master Sergeant (MSG) Cedric King lost both legs after stepping on an IED during his Afghanistan deployment. As a double amputee, he had little hope for his future quality of life, but with a wife and two daughters, Cedric knew he couldn’t stop fighting.

In 2021, Enbridge donated 20 acres of prairie property to Operation Endangered Species (OES), a program founded in 2011 by Ritter who also serves as the non-profit organization’s executive director.

This Earth Day, the Duke Energy Foundation awarded $500,000 in grants to local nonprofits in North Carolina focused on environmental justice and climate resiliency.

At Jazz, Earth Month provides an opportunity to reflect on steps we can take to become more conscious of our actions to positively impact the planet.

Each summer, a new group of fourth-to-seventh graders attending the Girls Who Code summer camp in Louisiana learn to embrace errors in pursuit of their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) goals.

n honor of National Military Appreciation Month in May, HSN Together for Good is raising awareness and support for Foundation for Women Warriors (“FFWW”), a 103 year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and empowering the women veterans community.

Smart people and smart ideas are a dime a dozen, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told an audience of, well, smart people with smart ideas in Washington, D.C., last week.

Regions was recently presented a bronze U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award for the 2022-2023 school year. This was the third year in a row the bank was recognized for providing more than 1,500 volunteer hours to Junior Achievement.

Specifically, funders like the Cisco Foundation are driving innovations by catalyzing and supporting public and private sector investments, emerging markets, and instruments like the voluntary carbon market and biodiversity credits.

Qualcomm Incorporated announced the shortlisted startups for Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024, as well as the winner of the 2023 Wireless Reach Social Impact Fund.