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05-05-08
Jessica Biel and Social Entrepreneur Jon Biel Launch Make The Difference Network -- a Cause-Oriented Social Network to Connect Individuals to Nonprofits
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/05/08 -- Today, Jessica Biel and her father, Jon Biel, have launched Make The Difference Network (MTDN) at www.MTDN.com. Social entrepreneur Jon Biel, in collaboration with cause market...
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05-05-08
Ethiopia shares its unique coffee heritage with 10,000 coffee lovers at Specialty Coffee Association of America Conference and Builds Its New Coffee Marketing Network.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - May 5, 2008 - More than 10,000 fine coffee experts and coffee lovers arriving in a rainy Minneapolis for the 20th Annual Conference stepped off the plane and landed in the warm embrace of Ethiopia, the birthplace of all coffee and the first ever African co...
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05-05-08
Ethiopia in Trademark First: New Coffee Brand Unveiled to Boot Income of Nation's 15 Million Coffee Farmers
May 5, 2008 - The Ethiopian Government today launches an innovative and radical new brand management program to champion its fine coffee export industry and the nation's unique, distinctive coffees. It is the first time that an African nation has undertaken such a contempor...
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05-05-08
America's Promise Alliance Receives Grant from ING Foundation to Support Dropout Prevention Efforts
WASHINGTON, DC "“ May 5, 2008 - The America's Promise Alliance (the Alliance), today announced it has received a $1 million grant from the ING Foundation to help support its Dropout Prevention Campaign, which aims to reduce the nation's high school dropout rates by hosting D...
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05-05-08
International CSR Experts and SRI Fund Managers Gather in Malaysia
The International Corporate Social Responsibility Conference 2008 will be the meeting place of local and international companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and fund managers.
Jointly organised by EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commer...
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05-05-08
Special Delivery: UPS Moving Ancient Terra Cotta Army
LOS ANGELES,CA - May 5, 2008 -- In the second century BC, the mighty armies of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang stormed neighboring states on horseback and on foot. Today, a detachment of life-size terra cotta warriors unearthed near Qin's tomb invaded the United States in a d...
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05-05-08
Social(k) President Speaking on Socially Responsible Investing Panel May 12 at Simmons School of Management in Boston
May 5, 2008 -
What: Rob Thomas, president of Social(k), the nation's most diverse socially responsible retirement platform, will speak on the "Socially Responsible Investing: To Profit with Principles" panel at a seminar hosted b...
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05-04-08
Thousands of Philanthropists Convene to Develop Philanthropy's Future at Historic Summit
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on Foundations today launched Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit - the largest-ever gathering of leaders in philanthropy from the U.S. and around the world - to consider ways philanthropy can best se...
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05-04-08
Capital Gold Group, Inc. - Sponsors C5 Youth Foundation Formerly 'Camp Coca-Cola'
LOS ANGELES, CA - May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Gold Group, Inc. announced today that it is a new sponsor of C5 Youth Foundation, whose mission is to change the odds for high-potential youth from risk-filled environments, inspiring them to pursue personal success, and prepar...
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05-03-08
Allianz Knowledge Newsletter, May 2008: A Dept Trap?
Dear Reader, Microcredit has been growing at double-digit rates over the last few years, but lately there have been concerns that it creates new burdens on the poor. Is microcredit really a blessing or a debt trap? Read our top story and decide for yourself.
