Philanthropy

WASHINGTON, DC — Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s oldest and largest children’s and family literacy organization, today announced a $210,000 donation from the New York Life Foundation to support family literacy programs in Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City, Minne...

Canton, MA- Equal Exchange, the nation's leading fair-trade coffee company, today announced the launch of GroundsForAction.org, an initiative that gives coffee lovers a simple way to address the global coffee crisis. Specifically, GroundsForAction.org enables coffee ...

TechnoServe, the Aspen Institute and the Letsema Foundation will formally inaugurate the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) in South Africa on Thursday, July 24, with a launch event including business, civil society and government leaders from six African countries wh...

WHO: William Daley, president, SBC Communications, will address teachers and community leaders at the national conference for the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP). The address will concern the importance of K-16 programs for und...

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The SBC Foundation – the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. – continues its long tradition of funding education programs with a $330,000 grant to the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP), a nonprofit organizatio...

SAN ANTONIO, TX – To address the rising costs of college tuition, the SBC Foundation – the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. – has granted $5.1 million in scholarships to help more than 1,800 students prepare for the coming school year. Each year for the p...

CAMP HILL, PA - Rite Aid associates at the chain's 3,400 stores pitched in and raised $2,635,062 dollars for local children's hospitals across the country, making Rite Aid one of the top contributors to Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated t...

NICOSIA, CYPRUS - Marcus Evans Ltd has announced the Corporate Sustainability Summit Europeto be held 3-5 September 2003 in Cannes. This summit includes a world-class speaker programme, with re...

AUSTIN, TX - At the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) annual conference, Washington Mutual will announce $1 million in financial support for NCLR's ongoing efforts to increase homeownership opportunities for Latinos nationwide.

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Entergy Charitable Foundation was founded to focus on supporting non-profit organizations that serve low-income populations in Entergy Corporation’s service area. Since this area encompasses some of the poorest communities in the United States, t...