Philanthropy

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/12/08 -- Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the leading global provider of web-based software for associations and non-profits, today made public a set of best practices for using online tools -- particularly peer-to-peer fundraisi...

ISLANDIA, N.Y., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC Foundation of America today announced grants totaling $221,550 to six organizations that advance the independence and full participation in society of people with disabilities through the use of innovative technology.

ATLANTA, GA - February 11, 2008 - UPS (NYSE: UPS) today awarded $75,000 in scholarships to five minority students with NASCAR ambitions. The scholarships demonstrate UPS’s continued commitment to helping NASCAR better reflect a changing workforce and fan base.

OVERLAND PARK, KA "“ February 11, 2008 "“ Sprint (NYSE: S) announced a new national education grant program called Sprint Ahead for Education to begin March 3.

Through the Sprint Ahead for Education grant program, the Sprint Foundation will awa...

WASHINGTON, DC - February 8, 2008"“"“The Aspen Institute today announced the appointment of Jane Wales as Vice President, Philanthropy and Society, and Executive Director of the Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program, effective March 3, 2008. Wales is President and CEO of...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- What heart could resist the big eyes of a dairy cow, the precious baaaaa of a lamb, or the silky coat of a llama? Of course, presenting such a critter to your sweetheart on Valentines Day would likely be a shock, impractical, or down...

SPRINGFIELD, MA "“ February 7 , 2008 - CSRwire.com, the leading global Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire, will now be offering CSRwire ProfNet, a service which provides CSRwire's passionate and professional members with a direct connection to journalists looking for c...

LAKEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Video Professor, Inc. (http://www.videoprofessor.com) is pleased to announce donations of tutorial lessons to the following nonprofit groups as part of the company...

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lowell E. Baier from Potomac, Md., an avid outdoorsman, was named the 2008 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year at the annual Budweiser Outdoors press conference held in Las Vegas on Saturday, Feb. 2, during the Shooting, Hunting ...

February 6, 2008 - One of the basic tenents of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is that how you do business is just as important as what you do. It underscores the belief that corporations have a responsibility, and indeed should be held accountable for the impact they ...