Philanthropy

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--The Corporation for National and Community Service has honored UPS for its outstanding corporate citizenship and generosity with its first-ever Corporate Spirit of Service Award.

A leader in corporate service and vo...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 2005--The Institute for OneWorld Health was awarded the "Social Responsibility Award" at the2005 Pharmaceutical Achievement Awards Monday night in Boston. Over 350 guests were in attendance to honor the significant accomplishme...

SAINT PAUL, Minn.--David Reiling, president of University Bank in Saint Paul, was named a 2005 "Innovators of the Year" by Finance and Commerce magazine. The award recognizes Minnesota's most innovative business people and companies with imagination, vision and coura...

The Multilateral Investment Fund announced today the approval of a $1,345,000 grant for a technical cooperation project to implement corporate social responsibility practices in 120 small and medium-sized enterprises that participate in value chains in s...

PHILADELPHIA - World-renowned craft artist Gary Rosenthal launched the Art as a Catalyst Retailer Network, a nationwide network of craft gallery retailers dedicated to supporting community-based programs, today in Philadelphia.

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LINDON, Utah - Electric Aquagenics Unlimited, Inc. (EAU) (OTC Bulletin Board: EAQU) today announced that it will donate ten percent of sales from its Zero Plus Hand Sanitizer and Protectant(TM) (Zero Plus) to The Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund for the month of Augu...

WASHINGTON, D.C--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UPS Foundation
(NYSE: UPS) and two leading U.S. companies are joining to launch formally a unique grant-making fund to help non-profit organizations manage volunteers more effectively.

In development for the pas...

New York, NY -Nickelodeon announces plans to rollout the 2005-2006 "Let's Just Play" Giveaway Program, where the network will distribute more than $1 million from September 2005 to June 2006. The "Let's Just Play" Giveaway offers kids around the country the opportuni...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005--MicroEdge, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Advent Software (NASDAQ: ADVS) and leading provider of solutions for the grantmaking community worldwide, announced today that its AT&T-hosted data center maintains a positive S...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005-- Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq:SBUX) today announced the official launch of Ethos(TM) Water in its U.S. Company-operated stores. Additionally, to highlight Starbucks long history of integrating a social conscience into all as...