Philanthropy

OVERLAND PARK, KS. - July 28, 2008 - Sprint (NYSE: S) announced the recipients for the Sprint Ahead for Education grant program. Sprint Ahead for Education is a brand-new program that supports innovative character-education initiatives through funding of K-12 public schools ...

RADCLIFF, KY. - July 24, 2008 - USA Cares Inc., a leading non-profit organization providing post-9/11 veterans and military families with financial support and other critical resources, has named Steven Silver to serve as its West Texas Regional Manager. USA Cares exists to ...

NEW YORK CITY, NY - Cheryl Heller, CEO and founder of Heller Communication Design (HCD), today announced the launch of "Good Brand Camp," a one day workshop for nonprofit organizations and social entrepreneurs to accomplish their missions by developing more powerful brand st...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ "“- Newport Beach-based Buchanan Street Partners renewed their support for Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) with a $25,000 commitment at their annual Challenge for the Children fundraiser. Buchanan Street President and ...

NEW YORK,NY. - July 22, 2008 - American Express announced today the official start of this year's Members Project (www.membersproject.com), the online initiative that invites Cardmembers to submit ideas for projects...

LONDON. - July 22, 2008 - The Bonita Trust is delighted to announce the first meeting of its new International Advisory Board comprising distinguished figures in public life and business from around the globe who will advise Bonita on its grant-making strategy.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Salesforce.com Foundation, the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business, today unveiled its 2008 global grant recipients. These grants represent the impact of salesforce.com's 1/1/1 integrated corporate phila...

SPRINGFIELD,MA. - July 21, 2008 - This is a great time to acknowledge the strong presence of our area's independent retailers and the important impact they have on our local economy.

Here in Western Mass, many area independent hardware and bui...

PLEASANTVILLE, NY. - July 17, 2008 - The Reader's Digest Foundation (RDF) announced today that it will donate $100,000 to The LEAGUE, a national school and web-based youth service organization that teaches young people how to make a positive difference in their communities a...

LIVINGSTON, N.J., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- JM Eagle, the world's largest plastic pipe manufacturer, announced today that it has launched a major initiative with Columbia University's Earth Institute to provide safer water to more than 11,000 of the poorest people in Senegal. ...