Philanthropy

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - Inspire Your World, the first consumer magazine on volunteering and philanthropy, has been nominated for an Eddie Award, the prestigious award for magazine editorial excellence. IYW is one of three publications being considered for best regional cons...

TORONTO - This Saturday, Esso will donate one cent for every litre of gasoline sold to the United Way of Greater Toronto. Almost 200 Esso sites in the Greater Toronto Area will participate in the event. Extra activities are planned for all participating sites includin...

BEAVERTON, OR - Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) today announced the appointment of Hannah Jones, director of corporate responsibility for Nike's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region for the past four years, to vice president of corporate responsibility. She succeeds Ma...

NEW YORK - In conjunction with the NBA's annual Read to Achieve Week, DisneyHand, worldwide outreach for The Walt Disney Company, and Disney Publishing Worldwide have agreed to donate more than 160,000 books to NBA teams, which will then be distributed to schools and ...

ATLANTA - This week, UPS employees will deliver much more than packages - they will dedicate their time and talents to serving their communities as part of the second annual UPS Global Volunteer Week.

More than 3,500 UPS employe...

CLEVELAND - Mayor Jane L. Campbell and Bruce D. Murphy, president of KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) Community Development Banking today revealed an untapped urban cash economy in Cleveland totaling $828 million, according to "The City of Cleveland Neighborhood Market DrillDown,"...

BEAVERTON, OR -- Instead of reporting to work today, more than 900 Oregon-based Nike employees volunteered out in the community, doing everything from helping teach P.E. classes in the schools to providing maintenance on the popular Sckavone Baseball Stadium at Westmo...

NEWBURYPORT, MA - On Tuesday, October 19, 2004, Partnership Marketing, LLC, will host The Business-Community Partnership Forum at The Steeple Hall of Newburyport, MA from 8am to 10:30am. This first-of-its kind north of Boston and greater seacoast forum is sponsored by...

WASHINGTON, DC - The poor comprise the world's largest untapped market for business innovation, partnership, and profits. To illustrate how the private sector can successfully engage the poor and do well while doing good, the World Resources Institute (WRI) is conve...

ATLANTA -- In an effort to raise safety awareness on Halloween, UPS (NYSE: UPS) is enlisting the help of No. 88 UPS Ford driver Dale Jarrett and the Universal Studios' Monsters. The company is launching a national broadcast public service campaign to stress the need ...