Philanthropy

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...

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.

"Throug...

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.

"We...

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...