Philanthropy

SAN FRANCISCO - Social Venture Network (SVN), an association of socially responsible business leaders based in San Francisco's Presidio Park, announced the award of a $394,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on behalf of the Social Impact Leadership Coalition (...

PITTSBURGH - Community service spirit is strong at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University as evidenced by the launch of a student chapter of Net Impact, an influential network of approximately 10,000 MBA students and professionals from around the ...

LIVONIA, MI - Valassis (NYSE: VCI), the leading company in marketing services and Connective Media(TM), proudly announced today that it has been named to Business Ethics Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for the second consecutive year. The magazine ranks...

Uplift Equity Partners LLC invested in Nutrition 21, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXXI), the leading developer and marketer of chromium-based nutritional supplements. Uplift was joined by Midsummer Capital LLC, Cross Atlantic Partners and Enable Capital Management LLC in raising $9....

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - A total of 203 companies competed for a spot on the "DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity" list. Altria, Turner Broadcasting, Citigroup, PepsiCo and Abbott Laboratories are the top five winners. The largest industry category was financial-...

MEMPHIS, TN - Business Ethics magazine's list of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens includes First Horizon National Corp. for the third consecutive year. The closely watched survey has gained national recognition as an indicator of best practices in the area of corporat...

BERKELEY - Nine teams of MBA students planning social enterprises that range from applying nanotechnology to solar power systems in developing countries to training low-income urban youth to conduct market research on their peer groups will compete for recognition and...

ARLINGTON, VA and DEERFIELD, IL - In recognition of his notable contributions to the healthcare improvement of the public through innovative health services research, David L. Sackett, OC, FRSC, M.D., has been selected as the 2005 recipient of The Baxter Internationa...

NEW YORK - The Goldman Sachs Foundation today announced $1.7 million in grants to outstanding educational organizations to support innovative youth development, business education, and teacher development programs.

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STAMFORD, CT - Are you a small-business owner whose hands are tied because your outdated office technology and environment are holding you back? Yet when it comes to helping others, your arms are open wide?

If so, you have a cha...