Philanthropy

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Groundspring.org, the nonprofit organization created by Tides Foundation in 1999 to help small and mid-size nonprofits use the Internet for fundraising, communications, advocacy and mission fulfillment, has released a major upgrade to its popular o...

HOLLYWOOD, CA - Mattel Games puts "Entertainment Insiders" to the test today in the ultimate movie trivia competition, the Scene It?™ Hollywood Challenge. Host George Gray (Weakest Link) will be joined by two celebrity teams. Scheduled to appear are Kathy Najimy, Wa...

WASHINGTON, DC - A brown-bag lunch (coffee, drinks, and other fun calories provided) hosted by Congressman Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Sam Farr (D-CA), David Price (D-NC), and Melvin Watt (D-NC)

October 30, 2003
12:15-1:45 PM - R...

Luton, Bedfordshire, UK - Thousands of employees across Luton joined forces last month in an attempt to achieve a world record in recycling.

The entire workforces from six of the area's biggest employers - Whitbread, Vauxhall, IBC...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Visible Hand, Inc., a boutique strategy consulting firm dedicated to corporate-community partnership, and independent research institute SRI International, a world leader in economic development consulting and analysis, announced today the formatio...

NEW YORK - AXIOM Global Trading announces today that they have secured office space for a national non-profit charitable organization at the prestigious 140 Broadway building in the heart of the financial district in downtown New York City.

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Global Compact reports several new initiatives including:

Opening NASDAQ, Kell Stresses Importance of Shared Values
14 October - Georg Kell, Executive Head of the Global Compact, officially ...

ATLANTA - UPS (NYSE:UPS) employees around the world began a week of synchronized community service today, including volunteering their time to give food to the homeless, read to disadvantaged children, plant trees and help build schools. Global Volunteer Week is part ...

Planeta has published a preliminary review of World Bank lending and communication in the field of sustainable tourism investment. Among the conclusions are that the World Bank has been slow to develop a strategy that incorporates tourism to combat poverty... and it h...

ZURICH - SAM Indexes today announced that the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes have been licensed to UBS Global Asset Management (Japan) Ltd as underlying and reference benchmark for a new sustainability offering in the Japanese market. The product will be launched in...