Organizations

November 29,2006- International aid agency Oxfam welcomed Tuesday's meeting between Starbucks CEO Jim Donald and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, but urged the international coffee giant to stop dragging its feet before the holidays, and instead recognize Ethiopia's owner...

November 28, 2006- More than half of all Afghan children still do not go to school, despite a fivefold increase in enrollment since 2001, according to a new report published today by international relief and development agency Oxfam.

STAMFORD, CONN. - November 28, 2006 - Keep America Beautiful, Inc. today announced three winners in the 2006 Graffiti Hurts® National Award competition:

SAN FRANCISCO, CA- November 27, 2006 - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is pleased to announce that four new Directors will be joining its board of directors. The BSR Board has elected Diana Bell, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Total Custo...

SAN FRANCISCO - November 21, 2006 - Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is pleased to announce that Jeremy Prepscius has been appointed Asia Director to help the organization expand its presence and activities in the region. To be based in Hong Kong, Prepscius will col...

ATLANTA GA, November 20, 2006 -- Hands On Network, a national nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through meaningful volunteer action, has been named a winner of the 2007 Social Capitalist Award by Fast Company® magazine and the Monitor GroupSM. Hands On Network...

NAIROBI, 17 November: An overwhelming lack of political ambition turned the UN conference on climate change into a disappointment today, with poor countries coming away with little more than vague promises to help their efforts to avoid the worst effects of climate ch...

CEO and President Paul Rice on the Cover of Fast Company's Dec/Jan Issue An "Investor's Guide" for Donors Seeking Highest Possible Social Return for their Charitable Contributions

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2006 - For the third yea...

Emergency water supplies in eastern Chad are overstretched and may not be able to meet the needs of thousands of people fleeing fighting in the area, international agency Oxfam International warned today.

Oxfam may have to cut the...

NEW YORK (November 6, 2006) - At its annual meeting on November 6, the Board of Directors of Mitsubishi International Corporation Foundation (MICF) approved over half a million dollars in new grants, including a grant of $400,000, payable over 5 years, to O Boticário...