Philanthropy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Basic, everyday financial services are out of reach for more than two billion people in developing countries. But the rapid growth of branchless banking -- including mobile phone banking -- is reducing the cost and expanding the...

January 25, 2008 - It's not whether you win or lose, it's where the shirts go after the game! No matter which team triumphs in Super Bowl XLII, the winners will be children in Nicaragua, Romania, and several other countries. Through a partnership between the NFL and World ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Tara Energy (Tara) announced that the company will run a television commercial in the Houston, Dallas and Austin markets during Super Bowl XLII, to be broadcast on February 3, 2008. The commercial highlights Tara's belief in the power of busi...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - January 31, 2008 - The Dannon Company, Inc. announced today that applications for its Dannon Next Generation NutritionTM Grants are now available at www.dannon.com.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 31, 2008 - It is hard to imagine- 17,500 refugees, more than half of them children, living in small tented communities in the Sahara desert. Fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan, these refugees have sought shelter in refugee camps throughout the Cen...

GOLDEN, CO - January 31, 2008 - Coors Brewing Company announced today its plans to donate more than 100,000 pounds of spent grain to the Colorado Division of Wildlife in an effort to help feed hundreds of deer that have had a difficult time finding natural forage due to the ...

MUMBAI - January 30, 2008 - Standard and Poor's, CRISIL and KLD Research & Analytics, the social and environmental research firm, today announced the launch of the S&P ESG India Index, the first investable index of companies whose business strategies and performance ...

New York, NY - January 29, 2008 - BusinessWeek Special Ad Sections and Environmental Defense will explore the implications of global warming for the $6 trillion world energy economy-and for all businesses-in a special advertising section this March. Global Warming: Big Ri...

SARNIA, ON - January 29, 2008 - A multi-agency proposal to build and co-ordinate the delivery of services at a community centre for youth development in the city has been chosen by Dow Chemical Canada Inc. and The Dow Chemical Company Foundation to receive a $1-million donat...

CAMBRIDGE, MA - January 29, 2008-Elevate Destinations and Reputation Dynamics today announced a strategic alliance providing corporations with unique opportunities to visit destinations where they have business and philanthropic interests. Reputation Dynamics of New York Cit...