Voya Financial Announces Fourth-Quarter 2017 Grant Recipients
SOURCE:Voya Financial, Inc.DESCRIPTION:November 29, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), today announced the nonprofit organizations that received grants in the third quarter of 2017...
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Sociology Professor Helps Students Bridge the Generation Gap With Service
SOURCE:Points of LightDESCRIPTION:Finding a common thread between generations can sometimes be difficult these days. So, when one of Dr. Keith Whitworth’s students brought Cycling Without Age to his...
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Wells Fargo Commits $50 Million to American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
Wells Fargo’s five-year financial commitment will primarily focus on environmental sustainability, economic empowerment, and diversity and social inclusionSOURCE:Wells Fargo &...
View ArticleSolving the National Affordable Housing Crisis With Mercy Housing
SOURCE:America's CharitiesDESCRIPTION:Every day, millions of Americans have to sacrifice food, education, and healthcare because the cost of housing is so high. The numbers are grim: only one out of...
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Wells Fargo Bank Branches Become Holiday Food Banks
Wells Fargo kicks off a joint effort with United Way to fight hunger by collecting nonperishable food donations nationwideSOURCE:Wells Fargo & CompanyDESCRIPTION:Wells Fargo is doubling as a food...
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Infographic: NBCUniversal Kicks off 9th Annual “Green Is Universal” Holiday...
#ShareATree social media campaign engages viewers to select and share trees to support the campaign through the holiday seasonSOURCE:Arbor Day FoundationDESCRIPTION:The Arbor Day Foundation is...
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Nonprofit Heroes Are Reconnecting Lives in Puerto Rico
by Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President, Corporate AffairsSOURCE:Cisco Systems Inc.DESCRIPTION:Imagine a storm washing away your ability to communicate by phone, email, or text. Picture it knocking out your...
View ArticleBuilding Stronger Communities
SOURCE:Republic ServicesDESCRIPTION:Republic Services is dedicated to being a good neighbor in the communities in which we live and work, and we are committed to building strong communities by...
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Hospice: The Best Kept Secret in American Healthcare
SOURCE:America's CharitiesDESCRIPTION:Since our founding in 1977, Capital Caring’s mission has been to simply improve care for the more than 1,200 people living with advanced illness that we care for...
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Tackling Poverty in Appalachia
SOURCE:America's CharitiesDESCRIPTION:Those living in poverty in Eastern Kentucky, and Central Appalachia generally, deal with chronic and serious challenges. Much progress has been made in tackling...
View ArticleFinding Their 'Forever Homes': Louisiana Sets Record for Adoptions as More...
By Grace Toohey, The AdvocateSOURCE:Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionDESCRIPTION:For the first time at Bradley Lirette’s Thanksgiving table, he was surrounded by his five children — none of whom he...
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Epsilon and Conversant Invest $250,000 in Chicagoland Nonprofits
Companies invest cumulative $800,000 for Northern Illinois Food Bank, Greater Chicago Food Depository and Off the Street Club over past two years. SOURCE:Alliance DataDESCRIPTION:For the second year in...
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Schneider Electric Donates Solar Lanterns to the Light and Hope for Puerto...
SOURCE:Schneider ElectricSUMMARY:Supplies from Schneider Electric include 100 APC Mobiya TS170 S Portable LED lighting systemsThe portable LED lighting systems provide citizens of Puerto Rico with...
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Merck Commemorates 30 Years of MECTIZAN® Donation Program Progress
Program Expanded to Reach Additional 100 Million People Annually for Lymphatic Filariasis in Support of New, Evidence-Based WHO GuidelinesSOURCE:Merck & Co., Inc.DESCRIPTION:KENILWORTH, N.J.,...
View ArticleBig Bet Philanthropy: These Gifts of $25 Million or More Target Society's...
By Kerry A. DolanSOURCE:BloombergSUMMARY:Bloomberg Philanthropies' Tobacco Control Program Tied for Fifth Most Promising $25M-Plus Gift Targeting Tough Social Problems in 2016DESCRIPTION:Large fortunes...
View ArticleJobs for America’s Graduates and AT&T Team up to Provide Academic and Career...
By Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG)SOURCE:AT&TDESCRIPTION:WASHINGTON, November 30, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) and AT&T are working together to help raise the high...
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Freeport-McMoRan’s Green Valley Community Investment Fund Grants $450,000 to...
SOURCE:Freeport-McMoRanDESCRIPTION:December 1, 2017 - The Green Valley Community Investment Fund (CIF) awarded grants totaling $450,000 to the Green Valley community in Arizona.Recipients were selected...
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The Power of Bee Farming for African Women
SOURCE:General MillsSUMMARY:Editor’s note: This is the fourth post in our “You Grow, Girl!” series highlighting female farmers – from the northern reaches of Canada to the heartland of the U.S. From...
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Serenbe Hosts 2018 Biophilic Leadership Summit, Sponsored By Interface
SOURCE:Ray C. Anderson FoundationDESCRIPTION:December 1, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Those interested in learning how to implement sustainable, biophilic practices in their communities can do so at the 2018...
View ArticleNorthern Trust to Provide Investment Advisory Services to Texas Parks and...
SOURCE:Northern TrustDESCRIPTION:DALLAS, December 1, 2017 /3BL Media/ - Northern Trust announced that its Foundation and Institutional Advisors Group (FIA) has been selected to provide investment and...
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