Community development is the process by which civic leaders, activists, local citizens, and professionals improve various aspects of local communities. It empowers individuals with the skills needed to effect change, including building political power and working for a common agenda based on values of fairness, opportunity, and social justice.
Press Release Published: May 22, 2012 – 09:05 AM EST
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 22 /CSRwire/ - Rebuilding Together's Springfield affiliate is planning a citywide natural disaster rebuilding event on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating June 1, 2011 tornado by repairing homes still damaged by the event....
Press Release Published: 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...
Press Release Published: 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...
Press Release Published: 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...
Press Release Published: 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...
Press Release Published: 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 City's brightest technologists and entrepreneurs with established members of the Tenderloin District to develop new community-driven tools that will help make aspects of...
Press Release Published: Apr 25, 2012 – 10:51 AM EST
RED BANK, N.J., Apr. 25 /CSRwire/ - Troy Container Line, one of the world's largest NVOCCs, today announced a new micro-lending initiative that is an integral part of the company's already strong corporate giving program. Under the guidance of Troy Container Line chairman...
Press Release Published: 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...
The 2012 BALLE Business Conference: Real Prosperity Starts Here connects you to the best people, resources and ideas to unleash local prosperity. Join more than 700 community innovators, business owners, and investors to: Learn from pioneering entrepreneurs what business practices have the most...
Press Release Published: Apr 03, 2012 – 08:30 AM EST
Westborough, Mass., Apr. 03 /CSRwire/ - BJ's Charitable Foundation today announced a donation of $1,055,400 to 166 nonprofit organizations in the 15 states where BJ's Wholesale Clubs are located. The donated funds will be dispersed to organizations that focus in four areas: hunger...
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