Philanthropy

MINNEAPOLIS - Fifty nonprofit community groups across the U.S. received grants totaling $500,000 from the General Mills Foundation to support pioneering programs that help children develop lifelong nutrition and physical fitness habits.

SAN ANTONIO - SBC Communications Inc. is sending 15 World War II veterans who worked at SBC to the National World War II Memorial dedication ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 29 to honor the involvement of SBC retirees in this historical event. SBC Comm...

TechnoServe/U.S. -- Twenty-nine Nicaraguan coffees -- 22 of them produced by small-scale farmers -- were selected as winners of Nicaragua's prestigious Cup of Excellence® competition on May 21 and will be offered for sale during the country's third annual Cup of Excel...

WHO/WHAT: In recognition of National Home Safety Month, the "Pledge to Prepare" partners are ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Chamber of Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship brought together the nation's leaders from the business, nonprofit and government sectors to call attention to the need for increased support for business and K-12 education part...

Bainbridge Island, WA - Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI) will grant MBAs in Sustainable Business to its first-ever graduating class on Saturday, May 22, 2004. A pioneer in the field of management training, BGI's unique program prepares students to create and manag...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla - Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP), today announced that it will present a $50,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County to help fund the construction of a new home in Boynton Beach for N'Dai Tawale, a widowed mother of three who ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - VolunteerMatch is the winner of the Grand Prize in the Second National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations, one of only four nonprofit organizations selected this year by The Yale School of Management-Goldman Sachs Foundation to r...

CLEVELAND - KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) today presented a $100,000 grant to the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University for the rollout of new academic programs designed to help minority students and aspiring entrepreneurs turn their ideas into businesses.

AUSTIN, Texas -- As a tribute to Lance Armstrong's inspirational fight against cancer as well as his historic attempt at a sixth Tour de France win, the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and Nike will launch the Wear Yellow Live Strong campaign. Nike will donate $1 m...