Philanthropy

BOSTON, MA December 8, 2006-- International relief and development organization Oxfam America today congratulated Dr. Mohammed Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank on the eve of his receiving this year's Nobel Peace prize at a gala ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden this com...

MUMBAI/BOSTON, MA, December 8, 2006--Microfinance pioneer ACCION® International today announced a strategic partnership with YES BANK - one of India's top-three, private-sector banks - to launch YES MICROFINANCE INDIA, a specialized division of YES BANK focused on dev...

BASEL, December 8, 2006 - At the 8th annual symposium of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, international experts discussed the role of development cooperation in today's and tomorrow's world. While the morning was devoted to a critical assessment of...

WOONSOCKET RI, December 7, 2006: The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust, the private foundation managed by CVS Corporation, announced today that it has awarded more than $5 million in grant funds to non-profit organizations across the U.S. for programs serving child...

WASHINGTON, DC - When 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Sunday, December 10, what is expected to be one of the largest global viewing audiences in the ceremony's history will watch via satellit...

FT WAINWRIGHT, AK, December 7, 2006. - Sears Holdings Corporation is partnering with USA Cares through this holiday season to support the troops, maintaining the long standing tradition for both organizations of support to the military. With the Ready Set Holiday prog...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2006--This Saturday, December 9, 2006, over 600 volunteers will gather to assemble and then deliver 5,000 beautiful fruit baskets to homebound elderly. The assembly begins at 8:00 a.m. (there will 40 ACTS volunteers on the assembly line);...

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2006--Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) announced that its 2006 holiday food drive efforts are expected to result in more than 1.8 million meals donated to needy families and individuals. This ambitious goal will be achieved through a serie...

WHAT: The national nonprofit organization KaBOOM!, through its partnership with The Home Depot, is awarding nearly $1 million in scholarships and challenge grants in conjunction with their award-winning playground training University of Play (U Play!). U Play! ...

TACOMA, WA December 6, 2006 - A new partnership between Tacoma Goodwill and Key Foundation will provide free financial skills training for hundreds of Pierce County residents. Key Foundation (funded by KeyCorp) has awarded Goodwill $50,000 to fund the first year of a ...