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03-02-09
HandsOn Network and The Corporation for National and Community Service Award $1.2 Million in Grant Funds to Help Answer the Call for Service
ATLANTA, GA. - March 2, 2009 - HandsOn Network and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) announced a 1.2 million dollar investment in 21 volunteer connector organizations and statewide agencies that manage volunteers, including state service commissions a...
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03-02-09
EPA Recognizes PepsiCo With 2009 ENERGY STAR(R) Sustained Excellence Award
PURCHASE, N.Y., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) a 2009 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. ...
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03-02-09
Pearson Foundation President Mark Nieker Selected as NEA Foundation Ambassador
WASHINGTON, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pearson Foundation president Mark Nieker has been selected as one of the leaders from business, education, philanthropy, and government to serve as NEA Foundation 40th Anniversary Ambassadors. These 35 Ambassadors will spend 200...
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03-02-09
Deloitte Survey and White Paper Highlight the Growing Role of the Board in Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Climate Change
NEW YORK, NY. - March 2, 2009 - Boards of directors are increasingly paying attention to the risks and opportunities associated with corporate responsibility, sustainability and climate change, according to a survey commissioned and released today by Deloitte and Corporat...
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03-02-09
A. Dennis White Named CEO and President of MetLife Foundation
NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MetLife Foundation today announced that A. Dennis White has been named CEO and President of MetLife Foundation. He will also oversee MetLife's corporate contributions. Previously, White served as head of MetLife's Social Investmen...
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03-02-09
Toys For Tots Literacy Program "Marches" Into Literacy
QUANTICO, VA. - March 2, 2009 - Today the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation announced "National March into Literacy Month," a month-long celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the Toys for Tots Li...
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03-02-09
CSRwire Welcomes New Members to Its Global Network of CSR News and Information
SPRINGFIELD, MA. - March 2, 2009 - This week CSRwire welcomed Gaiasoft, GoGreenTube LLC., ICRISAT West and Central Africa, NEED Communications, Inc., Twisted Limb Paperworks, LLC., and Bayer Corporation.
CSRwire membership of more than 1000 orga...
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03-02-09
SAP Increases Focus on Sustainable Business
WALLDORF, GERMANY. - March 2, 2009 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced a long-term strategic focus on sustainability, covering both its own operations and customer solutions for more sustainable business practices. First, to help its customers with their sustainabili...
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03-02-09
Miami Educator Receives National Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year Honor
ORLANDO, FL. - March 1, 2009 - Miami educator Maria Pinon received the national 2009 Toyota Family Literacy Teacher of the Year award today at the National Conference on Family Literacy in Orlando.
As part of the award given by Toyota and the Na...
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03-01-09
Largest National Conference on Family Literacy coming to Orlando March 1-3
ORLANDO, FL. - March 1, 2009 - Family literacy educators and advocates will convene in Orlando on Sunday through Tuesday for the largest and most comprehensive gathering of educators, government officials and practitioners dedicated to multigenerational learning.
