Philanthropy

Norwalk, CT - A total of 497 coffee samples from small and medium-scale farms and large estates throughout Nicaragua have been submitted for the upcoming "Cup of Excellence®," the third countrywide coffee competition to be held here, according to Ernest van Panhuys, C...

SEATTLE -- In honor of International Fair Trade Week, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) will feature Fair Trade Blend as "Coffee of the Week" in thousands of Company-operated stores across the United States and Canada from May 3 to 9. The offering will coincide ...

Americus, Ga. - For every mother who has a good home in which to raise her family, there are millions more who don't. This Mother's Day, women nationwide will swing their hammers to make a dent in the fight against substandard housing as part of Habitat for Humanity I...

To build on its existing momentum and spur the growth of youth leadership and activism worldwide, YouthActionNet.org today launched a substantially expanded website, with a host of interactive features. The new, technologically sophisticated, user-friendly site offers...

AKRON, OH - The KeyBank Eastern Ohio district today entered an ongoing relationship with Family Services of Summit County to provide vehicle loans of up to $3,000 to 120 area families through the nonprofit's WAYS to WORK loan program.

TORONTO - Consumers in North America, Europe, and Australia are consulting corporate social and environmental reports more commonly than originally thought, reveals a recent international survey conducted by GlobeScan Inc. (formerly Environics International). ...

CLEVELAND, OH - KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has joined forces with Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM), the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages, to significantly ease restrictions that have made homeownership prohibitive for many low- and moderate-income (LMI) people l...

NEW YORK - In celebration of National Volunteer Week (April 18-24), Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, one of the leading professional services firms, announced that it will hold IMPACT Day, a national day of volunteer service, on Friday, October 8, 2004.

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Anaheim, California - At the National Head Start Association's 31st Annual Training Conference taking place this week, Nike was among one of several organizations honored for its commitment to Head Start and support of early childhood education. For the past six years...

GENEVA - To mark the North American launch of its latest report, Doing business with the poor, the WBCSD will host a unique debate on the role of business in poverty alleviation.

"Doing business with the poor" explores how severa...