Philanthropy

SAN FRANCISCO - In January, more people than ever before went online to find a volunteer opportunity. VolunteerMatch reports that it generated more than 55,000+ volunteer referrals nationwide last month, much of which is attributed to the fact that many people felt in...

LONDON - Ethical Corporation will host a sell-out two-day conference from 22-23 February 2005 in London focusing on crucial issues in Business/NGO partnerships and accountability.

For the first time in Europe, Ethical Corporation ...

PITTSBURGH - Three weeks after Bayer Corporation announced it established a tsunami relief effort and would match employee donations across the United States dollar for dollar from its Foundation, $260,000 was contributed to Save the Children(R).

"Bayer em...

"Microfinance has proved its value, in many countries, as a weapon against poverty and hunger. It really can change peoples' lives for the better - go especially the lives of those who need it most. "
Secretary General Kofi Annan

AUSTIN, TX - Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN) today announced that it has donated more than $160,000 (U.S.) in products and services to the American Red Cross in the last month, in support of relief efforts following the devastating tsunami that struck Southern Asia and E...

SAN FRANCISCO - Tides Center has been awarded grants totaling $4.5 million to significantly expand its services to social innovators and nonprofit organizations. W.K. Kellogg Foundation led the funding with a three-year grant of $4.07 million. Additional funders of th...

SANTA CLARA CA - Hedge Funds Care, in conjunction with the San Francisco 49ers Foundation, will sponsor the fourth annual west coast, "Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit" at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on March 9th, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.

Newark, NJ - In 1986, a minority business-owner wanted to build middle-income housing in the heart of Newark. Only one financier was willing to back the then-risky proposition. That 40-unit townhouse project became the precursor to what is currently the K. Hovnanian S...

MBINGA, TANZANIA - For the second year in a row, groups of small-scale growers have produced extraordinarily high-quality coffee and have now captured the attention of some of the world's premiere quality roasters and importers. Beginning this weekend, a total of 406,...

LANHAM, MD - Safeway's Eastern Division contributed an estimated $5.5 million in cash and in-kind donations to non-profit agencies throughout the mid-Atlantic region during the 2004 calendar year. The total giving includes $4.08 million by Safeway stores in the Washi...