Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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02-17-09
Surf the Web. Save the World.
Toronto, February 17, 2009 "“ Today saw the global launch of bettertheworld.com, the world's first, effortless fundraising platform that provides tools to empower millions of people to raise money for charity simply by surfing the web. The platform targets internet users w...
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02-16-09
The Responsible Jewellery Council Participant in The United Nations Global Compact
- February 16, 2009 - On January 15th, 2009 The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) formally joined as Participant in the United Nations Global Compact - Civil Society.
As a Participant, RJC makes a commitment to set in motion changes to busine...
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02-12-09
Subaru Hands Over Proceeds From 'Share the Love' First-Of-Its-Kind Cause-Related Campaign
CHICAGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. today presented checks to the five charities involved in its "Share the Love" marketing campaign. Addressing media at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show, Tim Mahoney, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Suba...
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02-12-09
The General Electric Foundation Provides Funding to Education Commission of the States with Focus on Education Research
DENVER, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) announces receipt of a generous grant from the General Electric (GE) Foundation, the philanthropic organization of General Electric Company. The $80,000 grant allows ECS to build o...
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02-12-09
Amway One by One Campaign for Children Reaches 6 million Children in 5 years
- February 12, 2009 - Now in its sixth year of operation the Amway One by One Campaign for Children impacted more than 6 million children through employees and distributors contributing 1 million employee volunteer hours and donating more than $70 million.
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02-11-09
Special Olympics Coach Wins UPS Community Service Award
ATLANTA, Feb. 11, 2009 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) has awarded Richard Koch of Richmond, Va., the Jim Casey Community Service Award, the company's top honor worldwide for community service.
The award recognizes Koch, who is director of accounting operati...
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02-10-09
LENA Foundation Established with Multimillion Dollar Gift
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Terry and Judi Paul have established the not-for-profit LENA Foundation through a gift of $2 million and a donation of the assets of Infoture, Inc. Owned by the Pauls, Infoture developed the breakthrough LENA System in a $30 million re...
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02-10-09
Wal-Mart Foundation Teams Up With United Way and One Economy to Provide Free Tax Preparation and Filing Services
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Wal-Mart Foundation today announced its commitment to bring free tax preparation and filing services to eligible taxpayers nationwide. Working with United Way and One Economy Corporation, a non-profit organization that...
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02-10-09
The Deloitte Foundation Announces 2009 Ph.D. Fellowship Grants
WILTON, CONN. - February 10, 2009 - The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of Deloitte LLP, today announced the 2009 recipients of its Doctoral Fellowship Program grants. The 54 year old program will award $250,000 in grants to ten doctoral students across the countr...
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02-10-09
MetLife Foundation Announces Grants to Five Local Food Banks
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MetLife Foundation today announced grants to five food banks. The grants, which total $250,000, will help the food banks respond to growing needs in their communities.
"MetLife Foundation is committed...
