Philanthropy

Freddie Mac today announced that Fulton and DeKalb Counties in Georgia have joined the "Don't Borrow Trouble" campaign being launched in Atlanta to alert local families about the dangers of predatory lending.

The "Don't Borrow Trouble" ca...

The Bank of America Foundation today announced a $10,000 donation to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Napa. The grant will be made to the Napa Chapter of the American Red Cross.

"We're eager to do what we can to assist in the reco...

Some 400 youngsters at an elementary school in the District will get additional help in improving their reading skills, thanks to a $90,000 grant from Verizon Foundation.

The grant to Everybody Wins!, a nonprofit organization that seeks ...

Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announces the fourth annual All Books for Children book drive and continues its support of literacy. Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman and chief global strategist, and Earvin “Magic” Johnson, chairman and ceo of Johnson Developm...

Microsoft Corp. today announced the donation of $7 million in software to nine national nonprofit organizations. Microsoft Technology Leadership Grants, awarded annually, provide nonprofits with software solutions that improve their ability to deliver services and help them ...

Bank of America and Goodwill Industries International announced they are expanding their collaboration through a national partnership that will result in more work opportunities at the bank for Goodwill clients across the U.S.

Under the ...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. has announced a $1 million gift to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, a national interactive learning center to be built in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Freedom Center will commemorate the nation's first human rights mov...

A new Texas A&M University automation laboratory supported by Rockwell will help students significantly reduce the gap between graduation and on-the-job productivity.
A Rockwell gift of $955,900 in cash and equipment, to be paid over the next five years, was presen...

First Union Corporation and its community partners today officially launched an initiative to help at-risk individuals in Charlotte gain the skills needed to compete in today's technology-driven marketplace.

First Union developed this in...

AFLAC's newest advertising campaign, featuring the famous AFLAC duck, has been an overwhelming success. The commercials have increased sales and name recognition for the supplemental insurer. But AFLAC's campaign has benefited more than the company's bottom line. When AFLAC ...