2017 Nickelodeon HALO Awards: Doing Good Never Sounded So Great
by Tatiana CadetSOURCE:ViacomDESCRIPTION:Ten-year-old Zoe Terry is the Miami-based CEO of Zoe’s Dolls, a nonprofit organization that collects and donates dolls with darker skin tones to girls of...
View ArticleHomeless No More: A Friendship that Turned a Life Around
The homeless shelter wasn’t David Williams’ rock bottom; it was his springboard to a better life. Today, he’s a Wells Fargo home loan servicer who says a Wells Fargo volunteer helped him turn his life...
View ArticleAll-In Philanthropy: The Story of Bloomberg LP's Rebuilding Team in the U.S....
By: Alan Fleischmann, Forbes ContributorSOURCE:BloombergDESCRIPTION:After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated communities in the southern U.S. and the Caribbean, America’s CEOs reacted by...
View ArticleEmpowering Entrepreneurs: Interview with Health-Ade Kombucha CEO Daina Trout...
SOURCE:Whole Foods Market FoundationsDESCRIPTION:Women Empowering Women, One Sip at a TimeHealth-Ade Kombucha was started in 2012 by best friends Daina Trout and Vanessa Dew.In this interview, they...
View ArticleFamily of Volunteers Are a Bright Light in Their Storm-Darkened Puerto Rico...
SOURCE:Points of LightDESCRIPTION:As Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico face the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, Points of Light is honoring everyday citizens who stepped up to serve their...
View ArticleBACARDÍ® Rum to Host United for Puerto Rico Concert & Telethon
SOURCE:Bacardi Limited DESCRIPTION:CATAÑO, Puerto Rico, and HAMILTON, Bermuda, December 8, 2017 /3BL Media/ – Family-owned Bacardi is pleased to announce its BACARDÍ rum facility will play host to the...
View ArticleHams For Hunger - East Texas Food Bank
SOURCE:Hormel Foods CorporationDESCRIPTION:Hormel Foods Corporation and Brookshire Grocery Co. donated 1,080 Hormel® Cure 81® half hams to the East Texas Food Bank to help feed those in need this...
View ArticleKeeping the Magic Alive for Children Living With Life-Threatening Illnesses
SOURCE:America's CharitiesDESCRIPTION:Each year 27,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. For these children, simple surprises and joys of life are eclipsed by...
View ArticleGeneral Mills Foundation & Second Harvest Heartland
SOURCE:General MillsDESCRIPTION:Quick delivery of excess fresh produce to people in need is crucial. The General Mills Foundation and Second Harvest are making healthy happen for nearly 1,000 food...
View ArticleViacom’s Partnership with Franktown Makes Dreams a Possibility
SOURCE:ViacomDESCRIPTION:Viacom’s OneCommunity, an impact team initiated by the Global Business Services Department, is making strides to improve the community within and around them. One example of...
View ArticleSunday Conversation with Teryn Buster
SOURCE:AflacDESCRIPTION:For Teryn Buster, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade started well before the holiday. In early November, Columbus-based insurer Aflac flew the 10-year-old, her mom and...
View ArticleDuke Energy Provides $700,000 in Winter Assistance Funds in Indiana
Customers who need help paying electricity bills can receive up to $300 toward their billSOURCE:Duke EnergyDESCRIPTION:PLAINFIELD, Ind., December 11, 2017 /3BL Media/ -- Duke Energy is once again...
View ArticleHacking to Save Endangered Species: The London Zoohackathon
SOURCE:BloombergDESCRIPTION:The lives and work of software engineers and conservationists might seem worlds apart. However, last month the two came together at the Zoohackathon, hosted by ZSL London...
View ArticleCorporate Citizenship: Serving Our Communities, Employees, and Planet
SOURCE:American ExpressDESCRIPTION:Since our founding, American Express has strived to be the world’s most respected service brand. Learn how this philosophy has shaped the way we support communities,...
View ArticleAtlas Copco Partners with CAN’d Aid to Provide Clean Drinking Water for...
SOURCE:Atlas CopcoDESCRIPTION:ROCK HILL, S.C., December 11, 2017 /3BL Media/ -- Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has partnered with the CAN’d Aid Foundation to...
View ArticleCisco’s FY17 CSR Report: Accelerating Global Problem Solving
SOURCE:Cisco Systems Inc.DESCRIPTION:We live in a digitally connected world where anyone can be a global problem solver, addressing critical issues like unemployment, hunger, poverty, climate change,...
View ArticleFamily is Our Recipe
SOURCE:Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionDESCRIPTION:For this guest blog, Foundation staff members interviewed Karen about her foster care adoption journey and her daughter, Monarika, who was adopted...
View ArticleHow to Improve the Engagement and Retention of Young Hourly Workers
SOURCE:FSGDESCRIPTION:What would you do if the majority of your entry-level, hourly workforce was planning to leave in less than a year? More than half of the 1,200 young people working in entry-level...
View ArticleSpecial Recognition Award Recipients Honored at R&D 100 Award Gala Event in...
by Editors of R&D MagazineSOURCE:MilliporeSigmaDESCRIPTION:The R&D 100 Special Recognition Awards—now in their third year— focus on specific characteristics of a product or service that are...
View ArticleHow NAACP LDF Is Working to Secure Equal Justice for All
SOURCE:America's CharitiesDESCRIPTION:We are facing increased attacks against civil rights. The current presidential administration has launched an “Election Integrity Commission” aimed at thwarting...
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