Philanthropy

Austin, TX. - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has donated $100,000 to the Basic Needs Coalition of Central Texas (BNC) for the Best Single Source (BSS) project, an alliance of non-profit agencies pooling resources and information to provide a comprehensive sol...

CHICAGO - Advertising agency Leo Burnett USA today announced a new business pitch with an unusual twist - it will conduct the review in support of a deserving cause.

Moving beyond the traditional industry channels for public servi...

Loreto Bay, Baja California Sur - Today, the Loreto Bay Foundation announced the recipients of its inaugural grants. Eleven charities affiliated with Loreto will be awarded grants totaling $64,350 to assist them in their efforts towards creating a better community. A...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2005--

New York - Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie and musician and activist Peter Gabriel will co-host a benefit gala for WITNESS, the international human rights group, on December 5, 2005 in New York City. The event, to be held at The Supper Club in Times Squa...

Basel - Private initiative can change the world. That was the joint message issued by well-known speakers from a wide range of backgrounds at the international 2005 Symposium of the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development in Basel/ Switzerland. The large audie...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2005--On Thanksgiving Day, HomeAid, the country's leading non-profit developer of transitional housing, in partnership with their Gulf Coast Rebuilding Fund donors Ameriquest Mortgage Company and a nationwide network of leading h...

Espoo, Finland - Nokia and Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) today announced a collaboration to bring affordable, accessible telecommunications to rural villages in Africa through microfinance. This collaboration builds on GFUSA's global Village Phone initiative that hel...

Woonsocket, Rhode Island: With enrollment for the new Medicare prescription drug coverage benefit underway, CVS/pharmacy has successfully launched a comprehensive initiative to better inform and educate seniors about the Medicare Part D program.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2005--BenefitPoker.org, a not-for-profit organization and the first online poker site dedicated to becoming a major fundraising resource for charities, is pleased to announce its inaugural charity tournament. On November 29th, 2005 a...