Philanthropy

PITTSBURGH - Alcoa Foundation announced today that it invested approximately US$375,000 in programs to improve the quality of life in Jamaica in 2004, bringing its five-year investment in the nation to nearly US$1 million.

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Toronto's Mayor, David Miller, will be presenting his vision for sustainable urban economies on the first day of the upcoming Environment and Energy Conference (EECO 2005), which takes place May 25-27, 2005 in Toronto.

Mayor Mill...

STAMFORD, CT - Keep America Beautiful, Inc. has received a $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE:UPS). The grant will be used to support Keep America Beautiful's volunteer management program.

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CHESTNUT HILL, MA - The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College today announced the keynote speakers to be featured at its annual International Corporate Citizenship Conference to be held April 3-5, 2005 in Boston at the Hynes Convention Center. The confere...

TORONTO - Thanks to the tireless efforts and generosity of thousands of employees and retirees, Imperial Oil has contributed more than $2.65 million to the 2004 United Way/Centraide campaigns across Canada. The total contribution increased by over $150,000 from $2.5 ...

The challenge of global poverty is now on the agenda of the world's top CEOs. Discussions at the 2005 World Economic Forum confirmed the rise of international development issues in the corporate world during the past year. The shape of this new agenda and the potentia...

NEW YORK - The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) calls for submissions for the 2005 Awards for Business Excellence. The awards, instituted in 1998, recognize outstanding business responses to HIV/AIDS around the world.

STAMFORD, CT - Eight Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) employees will transfer their strong business skills, problem-solving abilities and passion for service from inside the walls of Xerox out into the world of community nonprofit work as part of fully paid, 6- to 12-mon...

Woonsocket, Rhode Island - The CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust, the private foundation established by CVS Corporation (NYSE: CVS), announced today that it has awarded $1.7 million in grants to 76 non-profit organizations in 20 states and Washington, D.C. The number of ...

AccountAbility, in co-operation with the United Nations Environment Programme and Stakeholder Research Associates Canada, are working on a stakeholder engagement manual, which will provide practical, user-friendly guidance on building effective stakeholder engagement....