Philanthropy

SANTA CLARA, CA - Intel Corporation's ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability is evident in its fourth annual report on corporate social responsibility efforts and results. The goal of the recently released Global Citizenship report, titled "Continuity a...

BOSTON, MA - Even as society and government agencies put greater and greater demands on nonprofits to provide needed services and fill other gaps there is little or no understanding of the way in which the nonprofit sector is hamstrung by the "irrational" and often "t...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new hyper-interactive blog launches today as the world's premiere online water cooler and conference room for business development aimed towards eradicating poverty. The "NextBillion.net - Development through Enterprise" blog, created by the World...

DEERFIELD, IL - The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), today announced its first-quarter grant awards, totaling more than $1.3 million. In April, the foundation awarded grants to 20 organizations in six cou...

TORRANCE, CA - Best Western International and Cartoon Network are celebrating the success of Best Western's "Kids Help Out Matching Program" today, recognizing the heroic achievements of American children who have raised $9 million for UNICEF's tsunami relief and reco...

ROCKVILLE, MD, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM and LONDON - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the world's leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance solutions, today announced that Deminor International, the well-known minority shareholder advocacy firm based...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A new breed of business professional will enter the workforce after Presidio World College graduates its first class from the MBA program in Sustainable Management. Following two years of intensive, collaborative studies at the San Francisco-based ...

MINNEAPOLIS - The General Mills Foundation and the American Dietetic Association Foundation, in partnership with the President's Challenge, have awarded 50 community groups and schools across the country with $10,000 grants that support innovative programs to help ch...

PITTSBURGH - Despite the fact that women, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic Americans have long been under-represented in science and engineering (S&E) in the United States, a new survey shows parents of these students are overwhelmingly confident t...

FAIRFAX, VA - United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the SBC Foundation - the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. - today jointly announced a $125,000 contribution from the SBC Foundation to support the SBC/UNCF scholarship program. Building on more than $1.5 m...