Philanthropy

CLEVELAND - KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) today presented a $1 million multiyear grant to Playhouse Square Foundation and WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN/NPR ideastream^sm in support of their partnership to develop the Idea Center at Playhouse Square, a dynamic educatio...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - At work renewing low-income neighborhoods in partnership with community development organizations, private equity real estate funds are investing in mixed-use and mixed-income real estate developments with much success. Private equity funds, or "se...

Newark, NJ. – The Prudential Foundation, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education, hosted a symposium at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center honoring the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. The commemorative “Brown at 50: Ke...

CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College is offering the following seminar:

The Institute on Corporate Community Invo...

Arusha, Tanzania -- The Association of Kilimanjaro Specialty Coffee Growers (AKSCG) has assisted its 62 smallholder-group members to achieve a record US$1,050,000 in sales for the 2003/04 season, during the national coffee auction recently held in Moshi, Tanzania, acc...

SAN ANTONIO – The SBC Foundation – the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. – has increased its SBC Excelerator technology grant program to a total of $28 million. In 2004, $9 million is available to national and local nonprofit organizations for projects that...

Delray Beach, FL – According to a recent study conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF), more than 110 million consumers will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day; 19.8 million will decorate their home or office with St. Patrick’s Day merchandise; and nearly 85% of th...

WASHINGTON -
WHAT: Emerging technologies, such as hybrids and fuel cells, may potentially replace today’s conventional internal combustion engine and dramatically reduce CO2 emissions and other air pollutants from transportation.

WASHINGTON -
WHAT: Today’s global business climate requires business leaders to make decisions and stimulate growth within the context of increasingly complex social and environmental issues. To achieve greater competitiveness in tomorrow’s markets, stra...

WASHINGTON -
WHAT: Businesses that are highly dependent on water for their products, and those who are in water intensive industries are developing new strategies and business models to partner with civil society to help address water scarcity.