Media & Internet

Penguin Group and the Pearson Foundation today announced the launch of We Give Books, a new digital initiative that enables anyone with access to the internet to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online. The free website gives...

Having a serious medical condition makes it hard for teens to cope with already-difficult realities of being a teenager. Supporting a sibling with an illness can be daunting as well. That is why Starlight Children's Foundation created Starbright World, an online social netwo...

Socially responsible business leaders face issues that other business leaders never have to grapple with-problems that are never anticipated or addressed in MBA textbooks. In fact, the whole experience of running a vales-oriented business can be incredibly isolating and drai...

Vivendi, a world leader in communications and entertainment, today announced the fourth cycle of its Vivendi Create Joy Fund, a corporate social responsibility initiative providing funds to innovative projects focused on bringing joy and opportunities to young people in need...

Phoenix, AZ. - July 8, 2009 - As the Obama administration continues to champion the critical importance of 21st century learning skills for America’s students, the Pearson Foundation today announced a $1 million grant-its second such donation in as many years-to provide high...

Virgin Media has published its second Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report, available at http://cr.virginmedia.com/

The report explains how the company has identified its CR priorities, described very simply as ‘Powerful Stu...

CHICAGO, IL. - May 28, 2009 - Pearson and Jumpstart were honored today with the Cause Marketing Forum’s Halo Award, the industry standard for companies and causes that do well by doing good. The two founding partners of Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign were recogniz...

BATON ROUGE, La., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pearson Foundation today announced plans to support, for the second year in a row, Louisiana State University's (LSU) Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS) program with scholarships and digital arts equipment. The 2009...

MINNEAPOLIS, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 8, more than one million children and adults are expected to team up with a single "Hungry Caterpillar" to help break a world record and draw attention to the early education crisis affecting millions of at-risk young children he...

NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, coauthors of Penguin's best-selling Three Cups of Tea, have been selected as The Mom's Choice Awards' Authors of the Year, and Mortenson's Pennies for Peace has been recognized as Volunteer Organizatio...