Philanthropy

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2006--First Command Educational Foundation has been accepted for inclusion in the 2006 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) National List, paving the way for receiving charitable gifts from employees of the federal government.

BOC has launched China's first ever socially responsible investment fund. The new Sustainable Growth Equity Fund is the first in China to apply socially responsible investment criteria, and an important milestone for socially responsible investment and sustainable dev...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2006--Employment at Dell's (NASDAQ:DELL) North Carolina manufacturing facility now exceeds 1,000 people, Dell Chairman Michael Dell said here today, surpassing the company's initial forecast of creating 750 jobs in its fir...

SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) has announced a training grant valued in excess of $1,000,000. This training grant will be distributed exclusively through members of the North American Fire Training Directors (NAF...

SPRINGFIELD, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--Sounding every bit as patriotic as the size of the room, country singing star Aaron Tippin rang out his anthem, "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly," for a large gathering of military supporters at the 2006 S...

Basel - Dr. Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO of Novartis, announced today that the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) will initiate research on malaria - estimated to annually kill more than one million people worldwide and one of the top three killer dis...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2006--America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network and Hormel Foods Corporation today announced the signing of a two-year partnership agreement to work together to combat hunger in the United States.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2006--The Colorado Bar Association will be awarding Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) tonight with its "Donald W. Hoagland Award" -- an annual honor from the association recognizing outstanding leadership in the develo...

Washington, D.C.--Grameen Foundation, a leading global microfinance organization, today announced two loan guarantees that secure US$1.5 million in funding for Pro Mujer Bolivia (Pro Mujer), a Grameen Foundation partner and one of the fastest growing microfinance inst...

SAN FRANCISCO- In an effort to extend Ford Motor Company's strong commitment to community involvement, the company has teamed with VolunteerMatch to help Ford employees, retirees and friends & family to make a difference through volunteer service. With VolunteerMa...