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DEERFIELD, IL - The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), today announced its first-quarter grant awards, totaling more than $1.3 million. In April, the foundation awarded grants to 20 organizations in six cou...

TORRANCE, CA - Best Western International and Cartoon Network are celebrating the success of Best Western's "Kids Help Out Matching Program" today, recognizing the heroic achievements of American children who have raised $9 million for UNICEF's tsunami relief and reco...

ROCKVILLE, MD, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM and LONDON - Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the world's leading provider of proxy voting and corporate governance solutions, today announced that Deminor International, the well-known minority shareholder advocacy firm based...

BOSTON, MA - As non-profits differentiate their brands and compete for the donor dollar, they are encouraging Americans to 'Go Red for Women' to combat heart disease or 'Race for the Cure' to fight breast cancer. These non-profits often turn towards companies to boost...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A new breed of business professional will enter the workforce after Presidio World College graduates its first class from the MBA program in Sustainable Management. Following two years of intensive, collaborative studies at the San Francisco-based ...

BOSTON, MA - Shareholders at the ExxonMobil Corp. gave record high voting support today to a shareholder resolution seeking greater analysis and disclosure from the company about the financial impacts posed by global climate change.

MINNEAPOLIS - The General Mills Foundation and the American Dietetic Association Foundation, in partnership with the President's Challenge, have awarded 50 community groups and schools across the country with $10,000 grants that support innovative programs to help ch...

WHAT: With Global Fund and PEPFAR funding increasing access to HIV/AIDS drugs, inadequate health care infrastructure is now one of the greatest challenges to delivering HIV/AIDS treatment in the developing world.

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PITTSBURGH - Despite the fact that women, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic Americans have long been under-represented in science and engineering (S&E) in the United States, a new survey shows parents of these students are overwhelmingly confident t...

FAIRFAX, VA - United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the SBC Foundation - the philanthropic arm of SBC Communications Inc. - today jointly announced a $125,000 contribution from the SBC Foundation to support the SBC/UNCF scholarship program. Building on more than $1.5 m...