Philanthropy

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....

Launched this week, a new UK-wide initiative - the Payroll Giving Grants programme - is rewarding any employer, with fewer than 500 staff, for setting up a Payroll Giving scheme with a cash incentive of up to £500. By setting up Payroll Giving, employers enable emplo...

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Former president William J. Clinton called on participants at the Annual Meeting 2005 of the World Economic Forum to embrace "a vision of the 21st century world that shares prosperity and benefits".

This visio...

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2005 in Davos heard a call for action today on African debt relief, from a panel of special guests including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the lead singer of U2, Bono, President Bill Clinton, President ...

CAMDEN, ME - The Institute for Global Ethics announces the expansion of its business ethics practice with the opening of the Center for Corporate Ethics.

The new division is based in New York City, the financial capital of the wor...

CLEVELAND - KeyBank and the Cleveland Housing Network are kicking off the tax season this Saturday, January 29, with a free tax preparation event for people whose households earned $35,000 or less last year. The "Super Refund Saturday" event, which will be held from 9...

STAMFORD, CT - AmeriCares' first airlift to India in response to the tsunami has arrived in Chennai, carrying 36 tons of medicines, medical equipment, water purification treatments and other aid valued at nearly $8 million. With the arrival of this airlift, AmeriCare...