Philanthropy

FREMONT, CA - The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) announced today that plants and flowers used to decorate the Forum's booth at the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC 2003) later this month would be donated to Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). HFHI will use th...

Washington, DC - Prudential Financial, Inc., (NYSE: Pru) one of the nation's leading providers of investment, securities, insurance, and banking products, has been named by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) as its Corporate Advocate of the Year. Prudential ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Literacy programs across the country will benefit from a $160,000 grant awarded today to the National Alliance of Urban Literacy Coalitions (NAULC) by Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon Communications.

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ - As local food banks, food rescue organizations, pantries and soup kitchens work frantically to meet a growing demand for services, Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, has launched a new partnership program, joining Marcal consumers...

BOSTON, MA - State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), the world's leading specialist in meeting the needs of sophisticated global investors, announced today that its Global Philanthropy Program made 269 grants totaling over $3.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2002. ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX - The SBC Foundation today announced that the NPower Network is its 2003 SBC Excelerator national grant recipient. NPower, a nonprofit organization that provides technology support services to other nonprofits, will use its $500,000 SBC Excelerator gr...

SAO PAULO,BRAZIL – Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT: NYSE), a global leader in branded foods and beverages, announced today that its international coffee business was honored by Brazil’s Council of Green Coffee Exporters [Conselho dos Exportadores de Café Verde do Brasil (CeCafe...

Education Telecom, a company dedicated to helping children learn about other cultures and build bridges of understanding around the world, and Global Nomads Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering dialogue and understanding among the world's youth, tod...

SPOKANE, WA - In celebration of the completion of 22 hotel conversions to the Red Lion flag today, increasing the number of hotels by 53% to 63, the largest in the brand's history, Red Lion Hotels, in an industry first, is offering guests who put in a day of work with...

Barloworld, the international industrial brand management company based in Johannesburg, has agreed to provide long-term corporate support for establishing the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI) in South Africa, including hosting the official launch event in July of ...