Philanthropy

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - March 18, 2009 - Alferd Williams, the son of sharecroppers, had a simple dream. He wanted to learn to read.

Last year, at the age of 70, he embarked on that dream by "enrolling" in Alesia Hamilton's first-grade class at Edis...

BOGOTA, Colombia. - March 17, 2009 - Wal-Mart announced today an expanded selection of Colcafe coffee products for Wal-Mart's Sam's Choice gourmet coffee program. In addition to the 100 percent Colombian coffee that Wal-Mart already carries, 3,500 Walmart stores in t...

BOULDER, CO. - March 16, 2009 - Bikes Belong, in partnership with the League of American Bicyclists and with generous support from Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI), is pleased to announce five REI/Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Grant Awards. These grants of between $10,00...

- March 17, 2099 - The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce the four winners of its online video contest, "My Culture + Your Culture =?". The contest was co-sponsored by the Adobe Youth Voices initiative of...

March 17, 2009 (WASHINGTON): Leaders from diverse communities today sent an open letter to President Obama and Congressional leaders urging them to "make modernization of our foreign assistance programs a priority"¦ [and] make global development a co-equal pillar of U.S. for...

NEW YORK, NY. - March 17, 2009 - Union Settlement Association in East Harlem (www.unionsettlement.org) and Drew University in Madison, New Jersey (www.drew.edu) tod...

CHESTNUT HILL , Mass. - March 12, 2009 - The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship today launched the first annual Corporate Citizenship Film Festival and is encouraging the public to view the 25 contenders and vote for their favorite at

OLEAN, N.Y., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a successful two-year campaign of support for the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement, CUTCO Cutlery has announced that it is extending its support for another year.

From March 2...

DENVER- - - On October 17th, the Opportunity Collaboration will bring together leaders from all over the world to create change, leverage resources and create new alliances in the fight against poverty. Registration is still open for those interested in taking action....

Washington, DC - International aid group Oxfam America commends the Newmont Mining Corporation for conducting a review of its community relationship management practices and calls on the mining company to fully implement the review's recommendations to improve relationships ...