Philanthropy

SEATTLE, WA - Following the highly successful "We Are the Future" concert in Rome on May 16, Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX), Quincy Jones and his "We Are the Future" organization and Glocal Forum, a Rome-based Non-Governmental Organization, have come together...

STAMFORD, Conn. -- In 2002, Susan Bates and a team of Xerox volunteers from Wilsonville, Ore., wanted to put their artistic talents to good use - so they started a weekly art program at the Rosemont School for Girls in Portland.

CLEVELAND - KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) Chairman and CEO Yank Heisler today presented a $10,000 Key Foundation grant to Hispanic Roundtable Chair Jose Feliciano in support of the roundtable's efforts to unite and empower the Hispanic community to play a larger more active rol...

BATH, UK and BONN, GERMANY - Enhancing Business-Community Relations, a new report by United Nations Volunteers and New Academy of Business, has just been released. UNV and New Academy began an action research project in 2001 to support healthy business-communit...

Manila, Philippines - Nokia, the International Youth Foundation (IYF), Pearson, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced plans to double the number of schools served by Bridgeit- the innovative, interactive educational program first i...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a $241,250 grant to Trout Unlimited as part of a multi-project cooperative partnership to restore coastal and river fisheries habitats throughout the coastal United States. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. De...

NEW YORK, NY - Heralding a new era in its long standing efforts to build intercultural learning through international exchange, AFS International last week announced the appointment of business leader Leslie E. Bains as its new President. Bains is a 38-year veteran of...

UNITED NATIONS -- Twenty major investment companies - including Credit Suisse Group, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley - have endorsed a United Nations Global Compact report and initiative on "connecting financial markets"" to environmental, social...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Community members, elected officials and Nike executives gathered in Northeast Portland today to celebrate one citizen's vision for the area, which, for the past 20 years, has helped create jobs, foster economic growth, and has resulted in $1 million ...

SAINT PAUL, MN -- St. Paul-based University Bank, the first federally insured Community Development Financial Institution in Minnesota, exceeded its goal this week of financing the rehabilitation of 1,000 affordable homes in the Twin Cities before year end 2005. Since...