Wells Fargo Foundation has upped its initial $2 million in grants to relief organizations to $5 million, broadening support to homeowners and the small business community.
My friend and fellow Guiding Stars blogging colleague, Allison Stowell, and I recently returned from the world’s largest dietitian conference, the annual conference of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Women running small businesses are changing their approach to digital technology. Instead of expensive transformations, they’re choosing concrete step-by-step actions, supported by other women and well-chosen tools.
Your child’s latest birthday photo, that cute dance video. Share them on social media and they add to your family’s digital footprint. And depending on the settings you’ve chosen, AI could use them.
When words aren’t enough, actions speak louder. That’s the heart of “Beyond Words,” a new children’s book from Aflac that teaches empathy and the power of showing up for others. Written by bestselling author Sheri Fink, the story follows Buddy the bear cub on a heartfelt mission.
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients. With up to $50,000 awarded per town to help fund local projects, T-Mobile has invested more than $20 million in grants to 450 small towns and rural communities.
Robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is an advanced form of minimally invasive surgery. It’s gained acceptance over the last two decades as a preferred method for prostate removal (prostatectomy), because of the benefits to patients and surgeons compared to traditional approaches.
Telemundo announced Tu Momento. Tu Jugada. — known in English as Telemundo’s Next Play — a nationwide sport impact and community initiative that champions the transformative power of sports to character, teamwork and leadership.
FedEx Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, recently announced the launch of the 2025 FedEx University Students Environmental Entrepreneurship Challenge, in collaboration with the All-China Environment Federation (ACEF).
SLB:U sits at the intersection of helping rural women entrepreneurs find stable and diversified income sources while also addressing the significant opportunity for scalable last mile delivery. It strengthens last mile distribution while improving economic mobility for women
I have read the Wall Street Journal cover-to-cover nearly every business day for the last 20 years. It’s been a central part of my financial education, and has allowed me to research a myriad of topics that I did not immediately understand. Steadily, I have increased my knowledge of highly specialized financial structures and concepts.
The first of five branded spots debuted October 15 in the first-ever national collaboration between “The More You Know" and Subaru, and will air across NBCUniversal’s vast portfolio of broadcast and cable networks and digital properties.
The Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball are jointly contributing $250,000 to assist victims of the devastating floods that have ravaged parts of South Carolina.
Cynthia Figueroa, president and CEO of Congreso de Latinos Unidos in Philadelphia, was honored today with the 2015 Peter B. Goldberg Aramark Building Community Executive Leadership Award in recognition of her innovative and inspirational work to create strong families and communities. The recognition includes a $40,000 Aramark grant to Congreso.
Meet Tim Green, Senior Counsel, Legal & Compliance. Tim provides legal and compliance support to all of RSF’s program areas and leads RSF’s Troubled Loan Committee (TLC).
Interested in making a meaningful impact in the fight against hunger without even leaving your desk? Your professional skills—in marketing, web development, business strategy, HR, IT and so many others—could provide a nonprofit organization with just the right expertise to help them better serve thousands of hungry Americans.Join ConAgra Foods Foundation and the Taproot Foundation on a free 50-minute webinar to learn how to put your professional skills to work in the fight against hunger. FREE WEBINAR: USE YOUR BUSINESS SKILLS TO FIGHT HUNGER
“Bathrooms, Wraps & Gadgets” is the theme of the 2015 America Recycles Day, which takes place on and in the weeks leading into Nov. 15. America Recycles Day, a Keep America Beautiful initiative, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the U.S.
Ingersoll Rand announced at the White House HFC Reduction Roundtable, progress on its Climate Commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its products and operations by 2030.
Sustainability performance is critical for 21stCentury businesses. Employees and customers throughout the supply chain demand it. Investors do as well, and with good reason—one recent survey that looks at 200 academic studies found that 88% of sources found that “robust sustainable practices . . . translate into cash flows.” However, full integration of “robust sustainable practices” may require a governance change to endure over time, especially in the context of the public markets.
Today, Novartis announced the launch of Novartis Access in Kenya, the first country to benefit from a portfolio of 15 affordable medicines to treat cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, and breast cancer. The Novartis portfolio is being offered to the Kenyan government, non-governmental organizations and other public-sector healthcare providers for USD 1 per treatment, per month.
We are all connected to a child with a life-threatening illness through six degrees or less. Whether you are impacted directly, or indirectly, these children touch our hearts with their immense bravery, strength and courage. Give Kids The World Village exists to ensure that these children and their families are given that extra bit of hope, happiness and love to confront the immense challenges of living with a life-threatening illness.
Join Good Done Great and CSRHub for a one-hour webinar discussing data-driven story-telling within the Corporate Social Responsibility space discussing topics such as how to collect the correct data, analyze it, and share it with both external and internal stakeholders. Tue, Oct 27, 2015 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
Last week, Timberland attended the We First 4th Annual Brand Leadership Summit in Los Angeles. Colleen Vien, sustainability director at Timberland was interviewed by Planet Experts founder and CEO David Booth Gardner, and the in-depth interview covered Timberland’s sustainability efforts on a global scale, including the brand’s commitment to community service, implementing environmental management and improving workers’ quality of life.
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Focus on preventing and treating malnutrition across life stages. Highlights include early detection, community-based treatment (e.g., MUAC screening...
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