Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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10-14-09
Kraft Foods Steps Up Investment in Russia
Everyone needs to eat. But in Russia, 70 percent of children ages 6 to 11 don’t regularly eat breakfast. School lunches often lack protein and vitamins. And to make matters worse, schools often lack adequate sports and playground equipment to help children exercise. With...
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10-12-09
Logistics Giants Join Forces With WFP To Respond To Asian Crises
Three of the biggest corporate names in global logistics - Agility, TNT and UPS - have joined international efforts to expedite food supplies to hundreds of thousands of people affected by natural disasters in Asia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced tod...
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10-08-09
National Non-Profit KaBOOM! Honors the Nation’s Top 12 Play Programs
In a new report, Play Matters, national non-profit KaBOOM! has searched the country for local initiatives that have increased the quantity of available play spaces and opportunities, improved the quality of kids playtime, and increased children's sa...
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10-08-09
Deworm the World and Partners Reach 20 Million School Age Children in 2009 Doubling Their CGI Commitment Target for Year One
Deworm the World (DtW) and their Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) education mega-commitment partners will deworm 20 million school-age children across 26 countries in 2009, doubling the original commitment target for year one of 10 million children in 19 countries.
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10-05-09
Levi Strauss Foundation Donates US $100,000 in Humanitarian Grants to Help Victims in the Philippines and Indonesia
The Levi Strauss Foundation today announced that it will donate a total of $100,000 toward emergency relief efforts to help flood and earthquake victims in Indonesia and the Philippines.
The Foundation will provide a $50,000 grant to Oxfam Amer...
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10-01-09
Actress Felicity Huffman Joins philosophy and EIF’s Women’s Cancer Research Fund to ‘shower for the cure’
Actress Felicity Huffman has joined philosophy and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) to raise awareness and funds for the fight against women’s cancers. Huffman will star in a public service announcement that encourages people, beginning today, to visit
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10-01-09
CARS(TM) Rates 50th CDFI, Adds Five New Subscribers, and Launches New Web Site in Third Quarter
Four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) from across the United States were rated by the CDFI Assessment and Ratings System (CARS(TM)) in the third quarter of 2009. This brings the total number of rated CDFIs to 50. Of those, almost one-third have been re-ra...
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10-01-09
Over 160,000 to Benefit from World Cocoa Foundation Youth Education Program in West Africa
The World Cocoa Foundation today announced a public-private partnership for rural education with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Education Initiative and its members Kraft Foods; The Hershey Company; Mars, Incorporated; Starbucks Coffee Company; ...
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09-30-09
Kohl's Volunteers Step Up Community Service Efforts and Expect to Donate $1 million to Local Communities Before New Store Openings
Before Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) opened 37 new stores today - including 35 stores located in the Western states of California, Nevada, Texas and Utah - Kohl's volunteers had already shown their commitment to those...
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09-26-09
Anthony Edwards Attends Clinton Global Initiative
Shoe4Africa Chairman Anthony Edwards attended the CGI Exchange at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to raise awareness for Shoe4Africa's cornerstone project; building Kenya's first public children's hospital.
Edwards will participate in the IN...
