Philanthropy

New York, NY "“ December 18, 2008 "“ The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which annually identify the best in business action in the fight to end AIDS, TB and malaria, is inviting submissions for the 2009 Awards for Business Excellence.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hooked on Phonics, maker of award-winning educational tools to help parents teach their children to read, plans to donate 15,000 of its Learn to Read programs to First Book, a nonprofit group that distributes books to children fr...

WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) - December 18, 2008 - Marketwire, a
full-service newswire and communications workflow solutions provider, and GuideStar, USA, Inc., the nation's largest portal for philanthropic and nonprofit information and resources, announce an exclu...

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - December 17, 2008 - A group of leading foundations is putting into high gear a campaign challenging their peers to dramatically increase their investments in community development, environmental sustainability and other so-called "mission investing" st...

PORTLAND, ORE. - December 17, 2008 - KEEN Inc., a leader in hybrid footwear, socks and bags, today announced its Kids' 'Mighty KEENdom' initiative, which will seek to engage kids and parents in the outdoors through a variety of programs including charitable giving and...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - December 16, 2008 "“ As economic hard times shrink college savings accounts for many Americans, the Sodexo Foundation has increased the amount of its STOP Hunger Scholarships to $5,000. The Foundation will begin accepting applications on January 1,...

ATLANTA, GA. - December 16, 2008 - For the ninth consecutive year, UPS (NYSE:UPS) and its employees have led the nation in supporting the annual United Way campaign.

With more than 249,000 individuals participating, UPS employees and retirees ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquidnet, the global institutional marketplace(TM), today announced that a 143 acre (58 hectare) youth residential and education complex, funded in part through the company's Global Social Engagement (GSE) program, has opened today to an in...

TORONTO, ONTARIO. - December 15, 2008 - The MasterCard Foundation and Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) announced a $5 million program to create inclusive financial services and education for youth in Morocco and Egypt. This five-year program, called Youth Inv...

- December 12, 2008 - The U.S. State Department Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau (ECA) is pleased to announce partnerships with Intel Corporation to provide IT skills and development training to teachers in India, and, joined by Relief International, to provide Intern...