Philanthropy

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2006--Office Depot (NYSE:ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced its sponsorship of a new Habitat for Humanity house to be built in Delray Beach. The home, scheduled to be complete by April...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2006--On World AIDS Day, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced a grant of $1 million to CARE for its work supporting orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS in Zambia.

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DALLAS, TX - December 1, 2006 - Today, on World AIDS Day Exxon Mobil Corporation honors efforts to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. According to the latest figures from UNAIDS and the World Health Organization, an estimated 39.5 million people are living with HIV...

ABBOTT PARK, IL - Nov. 28, 2006 - One in four children with HIV in Malawi (Africa) will die before their fifth birthday. In other parts of Africa and throughout the developing world, the situation is the same, or even worse -- with millions of children dying or watch...

LOS ANGELES,CA - December 1, 2006 - Abbott and the Magic Johnson Foundation today announced the national launch of the "I Stand with Magic: Campaign to End Black AIDS" with a goal to help reduce new HIV infections in the African-American community by 50 percent over f...

LANCASTER, PA, November 30, 2006- Mission Research, an innovative software and research company specializing in affordable donor management software for the nation's 1.8 million nonprofits, has closed a Series A round of venture financing of around $1.5 million. The i...

SHELBURNE, VT November 29, 2006 - Making the world a better place, one bear at a time, has been the mission of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company since it began 25 years ago. Now, the Company takes that mission global by launching a program that will provide essential fin...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2006--The Domini European Social Equity Fund (NASDQ: DEUFX) completed its first year of operations on October 3, 2006, with a total return of 32.54%. The MSCI Europe Index returned 23.75% for the same period. The Fund returned 42.64% for t...

RICHMOND, CA, November 28, 2006 - Rubicon continues to push the limits of social entrepreneurship with its latest innovation - the launch of the fair trade cake. Rubicon Bakery is proud to announce the introduction of its Gourmet Chocolate Torte, the first commerciall...

SAN FRANCISCO,CA November 28, 2006 - This holiday season, the majority of Americans intend to purchase gifts that keep on giving. According to the 2006 Cone Holiday Trend Tracker, 57% of Americans plan to purchase a product from which a portion of proceeds are donated to a c...