Philanthropy

Seventeen of Bank of America's newest associates in Los Angeles will soon transition from welfare to work, thanks to a bank training program. Each new employee successfully completed a customized eight-week training program, and was hired into a position providing ready empl...

MADRID - The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (International Centre) today announced a new Web site that extends to Spain its global network of Web sites that help find missing children. The Web site,

ExxonMobil and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation today announced that the Save The Tiger Fund has awarded an additional $525,000 in grants to ten international tiger conservation projects.

The Save The Tiger Fund, an initiative la...

SBC Communications Inc. was among the first to contribute financial assistance in the effort to build America's first World War II Memorial. Now, the company's employees and retirees are pitching in to help the Memorial Fund reach its $100 million goal and keep the project o...

At a press briefing scheduled for Monday, April 24, at 11:00 AM in the Hampton University (HU) Convocation Center, HU will announce a combined $4.1 million commitment from The Pepsi-Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) and Frito-Lay Company. On hand for the announcement will be Willia...

As part of its efforts to provide the next generation of leaders with the educational opportunities necessary for future success, the Lucent Technologies Foundation announced today plans to expand its collaboration with the International Youth Foundation (IYF). Using a new $...

The GE Fund, the philanthropic
arm of the General Electric Company, today announced nearly $200,000 in grants
for environmental stewardship and education programs across the nation. In
addition, volunteers from GE Elfun chapters around the globe will be

Cisco Systems, Inc., together with World Bank Group and the International Youth Foundation, today announced a partnership with World Bank's Business Partners for Development (BPD) program to develop and expand career opportunities for underserved students around the world. T...

Ford Motor Company announced today that it is leading a unique national partnership of prominent safety-minded organizations to reverse a tragic transportation reality—most of the nation’s 20 million children ages four to eight ride in motor vehicles either unprotected, or u...

Seven nonprofit agencies throughout California that provide technical assistance to selected small businesses in the state will share in a $350,000 grant from Wells Fargo called the Technical Assistance Initiative.

Each of the winners (se...