Philanthropy
Donations to community initiatives with the intention of giving back for the greater common good.
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07-11-07
Companion Resource Guides Offering Practical Advice for Business And Education Partners Now Available from Bayer Corporation
PITTSBURG- July 11, 2007 - Bayer Corporation has published and is making widely available the second report resulting from the Best Practice K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Education Diversity Forum the company hosted last fall in Washington, D.C., as ...
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07-10-07
Planting Seeds of Preservation, Sowing Seeds of Hope
PALO ALTO, CA- July 10, 2007 "“ Do you relish the musky flavor of a Cherokee Purple tomato? Does the sweet, golden flesh of an Elberta peach take you back to the sunniest moment of a long-ago summer? Bon Appétit Management Co. is safeguarding our rich variety of luscious hei...
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07-10-07
Loreto Bay Foundation Meets $1 Million Mark
LORETO BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO- July 10, 2007 "“ While Loreto Bay Company is already a pioneer in sustainable real estate through their development practices, the Company’s charitable arm, Loreto Bay Foundation has added new meaning to this initiative by aiding not ...
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07-09-07
NOW on PBS Searches for the Next Great Social Innovator
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2007--Who's next up to change the world? With enterprising ideas such as micro-lending and sustainable technology receiving so much attention, NOW, the award-winning newsmagazine from PBS, and Ashoka, the global association of the world's l...
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07-07-07
Global Businesses Rate GBC Among Top Non-Governmental Organizations for Business Partnerships
NEW YORK, NY. - July 9, 2007 - A Financial Times report that assesses the value of business partnerships with NGOs and the United Nations ranks the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria (GBC) sixth in a survey of nearly 500 such organizations.
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07-06-07
"CVS All Kids Can" Announces $1.1 Million Pledge to Help Build Boundless(TM) Playgrounds Across America
Inclusive playgrounds to be built in Boston, Dallas and Los Angeles with funding from the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust; grants for additional projects nationwide and scholarships will help communities across the country build universally accessible playgrounds...
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07-06-07
Qwest Foundation Donates $2,500 to New Mexico Coalition for Literacy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2007--The Qwest Foundation today announced a $2,500 grant to the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy (NMCL), to train and certify literacy volunteers through its tutor-training program.
The NMCL enco...
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07-05-07
Qwest Foundation Makes Donation to Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2007--The Qwest
Foundation has announced a $1,500 grant to the Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families, to provide educational information about domestic and dating violence to youth in local middle and high schools, the foun...
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07-04-07
Call for new regulatory framework to allow greater access to financial services via mobile phones in developing countries
A new regulatory framework is needed to encourage financial transactions by mobile phones and transform access to financial services in developing countries, claims a new policy report 'The Transformational Potential of M-Transactions', published today (4 July 2007) b...
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07-02-07
Zurich Classic's Birdies for Books Program Surpasses Goal and Raises $390,000 for the Laura Bush Foundation and Area Schools
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2007--Zurich Financial Services, title sponsor of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans PGA TOUR event, today announced that its 2007 Birdies for Books program raised a total of $390,000. These funds will directly benefit the Laura Bush Foun...
