Philanthropy

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO., January 9, 2007. "“ JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement) and Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte) announced the launch of their third annual "Excellence through Ethics" essay contest, in which high school seniors can apply their knowledge of ethical ...

CLEVELAND, January 5, 2007 "“ More than 2,000 Ohio families will have the opportunity to purchase their first homes, thanks to a $4 million grant from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. The new statewide program offers Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), p...

LATHAM - January 5, 2007 - In its continuing effort to help nonprofits grow their financial resources for the future, The Community Foundation for the Capital Region launched the Legacy Partnership ProgramSM, a new initiative to assist nonprofits in building endowments.

El Segundo, Calif., January 4, 2007 "“ As part of its ongoing commitment to children and families around the world, the Mattel Children's Foundation has awarded 42 grants in 38 countries totaling more than $1 million under its International Grants Program, including 21 grant...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2007--Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, situated outside the Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, will host three days of classic film noir during the ninth annual Winter Mystery Weekend this February 9th, 10th and 11th. This year's...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2007--Community Reinvestment Fund, USA (CRF), a nonprofit organization that connects community development lenders with the capital resources of Wall Street, today announced MetLife provided the organization with a $5 million social inve...

The typical smell of copal at the entrance of the greenhouse at Xel-Ha meant that an encounter full of mysticism, symbology and reunion with the Mayan roots of this land, was about to happen. A line of bougainvilleas on the fine sand of a winding lane showed the way to a fai...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2007--Groundbreaking for the Pueblo of Pojoaque's spectacular Buffalo Thunder Resort is scheduled for January 2007, announced Tribal Governor George Rivera and Hilton Hotels Corporation (NYSE:HLT).

RYE, NEW YORK -- Nonprofits and businesses proud of their 2006 cause marketing campaigns are encouraged to enter the 5th annual Cause Marketing Halo Awards.

February 2, 2006 is the entry deadline. Honors in eight categories will be pres...

Singen, Germany - Alcan is providing innovative solar cookers and pans to 1,000 rural Indonesian families in the country’s Banda Aceh region as part of a €450,000 contribution with Klimaschutz e.V. to a "Clean Development Mechanism" (CDM) project aimed at preserving the en...