Philanthropy

A new collaborative effort to increase and sustain affordable homeownership in Eastern North Carolina was launched today by Freddie Mac, one of the nation's largest sources of mortgage financing. The public-private collaborative, CarolinaGold, brings a full range of products...

More than 8,000 cases of Kellogg's Pop-Tarts(R), Kellogg's Nutri-Grain(R) bars and Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats(R) are on their way to help the citizens of El Salvador, who suffered a devastating earthquake on Jan. 13.

"Because our pro...

Presenting a check at a Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce meeting of key business leaders, Scientific-Atlanta (NYSE: SFA - news) announced today that it is donating $50,000 to support the first four-year university in Gwinnett County. The Gwinnett University Center will be...

Reliant Energy Minnegasco today announced a commitment of up to $100,000 to match customer contributions to The Salvation Army HeatShare Program. If fully matched by customers, a total of $200,000 will be available this heating season to help qualifying individuals and famil...

VIATRU™ today announced formation of The Visible Commerce™ Forum (VCF), a collaborative online resource dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in developing communities. The VCF hopes to level the playing field of opportunity for artisans who meet the criteria of sustainabl...

The City of Pittsburgh and Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, today announced that Fannie Mae will provide the city with a $4 million line of credit designed to provide funding for neighborhood development projects that addres...

Verizon Communications and more than a dozen leading community advocacy groups in California today launched an independent $25 million fund that will benefit community and educational programs serving the state's low-income, minority, ethnic and other "underserved" communiti...

Bank of America this year plans to hire approximately 850 former welfare recipients in a wide variety of jobs as part of the company's Welfare-to-Self-Sufficiency program. Since the program's inception in 1998, more than 3,000 former welfare recipients have been hired by the...

Respecting employees and providing them the support to help them perform at peak levels helped Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation’s largest source of financing for home mortgages, secure a spot on Fortune magazine’s annual ranking of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." The ...

On Saturday, February 10, 2001, Celebration and Vision: The Hewitt Collection of African-American Art will open at the California African-American Museum located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Recognized as one of the century's most comprehensive collections of African-A...