Philanthropy

Geneva - A new not-for-profit drug research organization that will harness cutting-edge science to develop medicines for diseases afflicting the world's poorest people was established today in Geneva. Prestigious health and research institutes from Brazil, France, Ind...

LONDON - Business in the Community’s Awards for Excellence are recognised as the leading awards in the field of corporate responsibility. They reward and celebrate the positive economic, social and environmental impact of business on society through community programm...

BEAUMONT, TX - It wasn’t that long ago that the United States and the world were collectively shocked by the terrorist events of Sept. 11. In the days and months following, many employees at Entergy expressed the desire to do something…anything…to help rebuild the liv...

NORWALK, CT - Today, father-and-daughter coffee growers Mauricio Batlle Mena and Aida Batlle of El Salvador broke international records during the country's first ever Cup of Excellence® Internet auction. The pair received $14.06/pound -- for a total of $37,962 for 2...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Golden Eagle International, Inc. (MYNG, OTCBB) announced today that John Millar was randomly selected to receive a one-ounce nugget that the Company had recovered from its Cangalli, Bolivia gold mine during the week ended May 30. Mr. Millar was on...

LONDON - Leaders from government and business across the world will be joined by academics, union officials and NGO representatives to take part in a major corporate citizenship conference this week. Organised by the Commonwealth Business Council and the Royal Institu...

WASHINGTON, DC - Recovering from a 27-year old civil war, Angola is transitioning into the world economy and political scene -- from its seat on the UN Security Council, to the government’s recent pledge for greater transparency in oil revenues. Critical internal refo...

THESSALONIKI - The Greek Presidency initiative to integrate environment and sustainable development into foreign policy was endorsed by the European leaders at the Council on 19-20 June 2003. This proposal calls for a ‘network of experts’ to lead a European Green Dipl...

VAIL, CO – Consistent with its commitment for the last 13 years, the Sprint Charity Golf Classic will donate more than $100,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout the country, bringing the grand total raised since its inception in 1989 to $1.4 million. The private ...

LONDON, UK - Advances in information technology have made the World Wide Web an easily accessible forum for finding and dispersing information quickly and effortlessly. Newsgroups are a significant component of the internet and communications with other like minded pr...