Philanthropy

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The SBC Foundation today announced the opening of its 2003 SBC Excelerator competitive technology grants program. Now in its second year, SBC Excelerator will provide $9 million in competitive grants to help nonprofits fully integrate technology int...

SAN DIEGO, CA - Super Bowl XXXVII brings much more than football to San Diego area residents. Throughout the week preceding the game, more than 40 charitable activities will enliven, enrich and assist the community and provide lasting legacies. The week's activitie...

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Certiport, Inc., the worldwide administrator of the Microsoft® Office Specialist program, today announced an in-kind gift of Microsoft® Office Specialist certification exams to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Future Business Leaders o...

NORWALK, CT - TechnoServe, the international non-profit development organization, is partnering with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA) to launch MozLink, an exciting new initiative tha...

FRAMINGHAM, MA - Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) and the National Football League today announced that Coach Mike Sherman of the Green Bay Packers is the 2002 Staples NFL Coach of the Year. The Staples NFL Coach of the Year is selected solely by the fans, who cast more ...

LOS ANGELES, CA – South Los Angeles residents now have a world-class soccer field to call their own: the new, state-of-the-art Ross Snyder FieldTurf field--a result of a $500,000 donation by Nike and the US Soccer Foundation.

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CINCINNATI, OH - The American Foundation for the Blind today announced that it will present its prestigious 2003 Access Award to The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) for building a new store in suburban Cincinnati that makes shopping safer and more accessible for people who are...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund will donate $200,000 to support evelopmental programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The donation is the result of a partnership between Kellogg and ...

NEW YORK,NY - The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF), a private charitable organization, is donating $10,000 to the Children's Specialized Hospital, the largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital in the country.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by sponsoring activities in Minneapolis, Chicago, Atlanta and New York from January 15, Dr. King's birthday, through January 20 to celebrate his life and observe his legacy.