Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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05-15-09
Filippo Bozotti of Article 19 Films to Present "Leveraging Media: A Case Study from Sierra Leone"
NEW YORK, NY. - May 15, 2009 - The Opportunity Collaboration has announced that Filippo Bozotti, co-founder and producer of Article 19 Films, will be presenting "Leveraging the Media: A Case Study from Sierra Leone" at the global poverty forum, convening on October 17...
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05-14-09
LyondellBasell Employees Conduct Community Projects for 10th Annual Global Care Day
HOUSTON, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The global economy has posed many challenges for companies, individuals and non-profit organizations. On Saturday, May 16, dozens of organizations around the world will benefit from more than 3,100 LyondellBasell volunteers working on an estim...
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05-14-09
MetLife Foundation Announces More Than $500,000 in Grants to Promote Access to the Arts for Individuals with Disabilities
NEW YORK, May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MetLife Foundation today announced seven grants totaling $580,000 for innovative programs that promote access to the arts for individuals with disabilities and raise public awareness of disabilities. These grants support MetLife Fo...
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05-12-09
Government of Tanzania and the Abbott Fund Dedicate the First in a National Network of Modernized Laboratories
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - May 12, 2009 - Minister of Health Prof. David Mwakyusa today dedicated the first in a series of regional-level hospital laboratories being modernized or built across Tanzania, improving the quality of care for millions of people who rely on their se...
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05-12-09
MetLife Foundation Announces Second Round of Food Bank Grants
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05-12-09
Federal Employees Raise Record Amount for People in Need
WASHINGTON, DC. - May 12, 2009 - Despite the economic downturn, Federal employees in the Washington, DC area stepped up and pledged more than $62.7 million to people in need through the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) in 2008, making it...
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05-11-09
Target Puts $3 Million in the Hands of its Fans on Facebook
MINNEAPOLIS, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Target, which gives $3 million a week to support charities nationwide, is taking its giving digital with the official launch of Bullseye Gives, a two-week-long giving campaign on its Facebook(R) Page that will run from May 10 through May 2...
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05-07-09
Wal-Mart Foundation Awards More Than $8 Million in Scholarships to Students Across the U.S.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - MAY 7, 2009 --- To offset rising tuition costs, the Wal-Mart Foundation announced it will award more than $8 million in academic scholarships to help ease financial concerns for college-bound students. The 2,695 winners of the 2009 Sam Walton Community Sc...
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05-06-09
HandsOn Network and PGA TOUR Announce Multi-Faceted Relationship
ATLANTA, GA. - May 6, 2009 - HandsOn Network today announced an alignment with the PGA TOUR that will leverage the volunteerism, philanthropic and community improvement priorities and assets of both organizations. As two "volunteer forces," the TOUR and HandsOn will ...
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05-06-09
Recession-Resistant Strategies Highlight Cause Marketing Forum May 27 & 28
- April 5, 2009 - Strategies to maximize the business and social return on cause marketing programs will be the focus when the Cause Marketing Forum (www.causemarketingforum.com), the world's largest gathering ...
