Philanthropy

NEW YORK, NY "“ May 1, 2007 - FINCA International today announced that American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has awarded a $1.5M grant to expand the microfinance provider's capacity to offer micro-insurance products to an increasing number of the working poor.

OSHKOSH, WI "“ May 2, 2007 - 4imprint, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based imprinted products retailer, kicked off its 2007 one by one® charitable program by awarding 64 charities with at least a $500 in-kind grant for imprinted products.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2007--The Pfizer Foundation today announced the names of 20 U.S. community-based AIDS service organizations (ASOs) chosen to participate in ConnectHIV, the Foundation's latest initiative to support organizations working to stop the spread...

NEW YORK, NY- May 2, 2007 "“ New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein will accept the Ross Merrick National Recognition Award presented by the National Association of Sports and Physical Education (NASPE) to the New York City Department of Education today. This award h...

ABBOTT PARK, IL - May 1, 2007 - On any given day, several dozen patients walk through the front doors. Some days, patients are lined up outside, waiting for the clinic doors to open. Children suffering from asthma or ear infections. Elderly patients working to manage their h...

ABBOTT PARK, IL - May 1, 2007 "“ Though preventable and treatable, malaria claims the lives of more than 1 million people each year "“ 75 percent of them African children. Yet children in American schools have likely never heard of the disease that kills an African child eve...

ARLINGTON, VA - April 30, 2007- In a joint effort to recognize young people making an impact on society, Ashoka, a global organization with a 26-year history and network of more than 1,800 social entrepreneurs serving 70 countries, and Staples Foundation for Learning, a priv...

WOONSOCKET, RI - April 30, 2007 - The CVS/Caremark Charitable Trust, the private foundation created by CVS/Caremark Corporation, announced today that it plans to award a five-year $2.5 million grant to the Rhode Island Quality Institute to fund its ongoing work to improve t...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2007--Infinite Vision Media (IVM), an interactive and emerging media studio specializing in developing social media in the 3D web space, today announced the creation of its social responsibility initiative. The program is being launched wit...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2007--Qwest employees and the Qwest Foundation have joined forces and shown their Spirit of Service in Utah by pledging nearly $200,000 to seven different Utah United Way organizations, the company announced today.