Philanthropy

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--Three years ago, the victims of a brutal civil war on the east coast of Africa began arriving in America - Somali Bantus flown from the land of "Black Hawk Down" as part of a massive humanitarian effort by the U.S. governme...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--Citizens Advisers, the investment manager to Citizens Funds, today announced that it has called on companies within its portfolios to divest of business activities in Sudan. Citizens is the first mutual fund management firm to ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--Did you ever wonder what happens to hotel furnishings when hotels undergo renovations? Five Washington, D.C. area Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels are "spring cleaning" items such as pillows, sheets, towels, shampoos an...

Today the social performance company Stakeholder Negotiation Services International launched 3PTracking™, a software-supported management tool designed to strengthen the face-to-face negotiations and long-term performance of strategic partnerships and projects in the ...

LIMA, Peru--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2006--On March 21, 2006, a group of 260 Peruvian teachers will receive certificates acknowledging successful completion of AME, or Actualizacion de Maestros en Educacion (Professional Development for Educators), a comprehensive p...

Santa Monica, Calif. - The LOHAS Forum, the leading annual gathering of thought and opinion leaders in the LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) marketplace, announced today that Ford Motor Company will be Stakeholder Sponsor of the LOHAS 10 Forum. This is ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- In its first donation of 2006, the Target Take Charge of Education® school fundraising program awarded a record-breaking $15.6 million to schools nationwide. Take Charge of Education dollars are donated to schools twice each year and schools can use th...

ASHTABULA - Key Foundation grants totaling $18,000 are strengthening efforts to reach the Lake and Ashtabula County Hispanic Community through Lakeland Community College and HOLA Journal.

In collaboration with Lakeland Comm...

BURLINGTON, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2006--Renowned Corporate Responsibility experts debated the business case for Corporate Responsibility in a pod cast posted on www.netimpact.org today, sponsored by Seventh Generation and hosted by the Haas School of Busines...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2006--Pioneer Services has recently teamed up with USA Cares, a non-profit organization that helps military families with emergency expenses, to provide referrals to those military families that qualify for their assistance...