Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MK5K 2025: Canada Laces Up for a Cause

Mary Kay

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Direct Relief Surpasses $2 Billion in Aid to Ukraine

Direct Relief

More than 750 Million Anti Malaria Treatments for Adults and Children Provided Without Profit

Today is World Malaria Day. Malaria is preventable and curable, yet it is still one of the most deadly diseases in developing countries. Despite extraordinary progress in the fight against malaria over the last 15 years, the disease still claims the life of a child every two minutes. Since 2001, working with a range of organizations, the Novartis Malaria Initiative – one of the pharmaceutical industry’s largest access-to-medicine programs – has provided more than 750 million treatments for adults and children, without profit, to more than 60 countries, contributing to a dramatic reduction of malaria deaths in Africa.

Major Leagues Continue to Provide Funding to Help Lower Infant Mortality Rates in the Dominican Republic

The Major League Baseball Players Trust has made it a priority to support programs in the Dominican Republic—a place so many major leaguers call home. Since 2003, the Players Trust has partnered with Medicines for Humanity (MFH), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing effective and transformative healthcare to children and pregnant women to prevent and reduce needless child deaths in the DR and around the world.

It’s Full Speed Ahead for the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Accelerator Teams

Last October, eight teams from around the world were chosen to be part of the first-ever biomimicry food systems accelerator.

This Friday: Earthquakes and Flooding Relief Coordination Call and Webinar

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC) will host a coordination webinar on Friday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss relief efforts after the earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador and the flooding in Houston.

Getting It

It can be difficult to understand the devastating impact cancer has on a person’s life unless you’ve been there. It can be hard to “get it” if you’ve never helped a loved one through treatment. Reliable information when you are faced with big life altering decisions, like cancer treatment, is imperative to making your personal plan to fight cancer.

MetLife Foundation to support Access Academy Program at Asian University for Women

The Asian University for Women (AUW) and MetLife Foundation announced today that MetLife Foundation will support AUW’s collegiate bridge-year program – Access Academy. This one-year flagship program helps prepare students for AUW’s rigorous, American-style undergraduate studies and also aims to recruit talented women who may have had limited access to high quality education.

MetLife Foundation Makes Significant Progress Towards $200 Million, Five Year Commitment to Financial Inclusion

NEW YORK, Thursday, April 21, 2016 /3BL Media/ – Today, MetLife Foundation released its 2015 Annual Report, highlighting its activities and showcasing a broad array of partners, grantees and activities.

How the Expectations of Millennials Have Shaped Customer Service

We do not believe customer service is enough to satisfy client’s expectations, it takes a team. Indeed, a partnership is so key to our approach we deliberately choose the name ‘Client Success’ versus the more commonly used ‘customer service’.

Wells Fargo Unveils Five-Year Corporate Social Responsibility Goals

Wells Fargo announced today an integrated, company-wide corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy to address global social, economic, and environmental challenges over the next five years.

Microsoft Announces YouthSpark Grants to 100 Nonprofit Partners in 55 Countries

Sometimes all it takes is a spark: that one class, that one teacher, that one project which makes a difference. It can change the lives of young students who may have had little opportunity to excel, or perhaps even to complete high school, to enable them to become successful engineers, entrepreneurs or computer scientists. This is the inspiration behind our global YouthSpark initiative.

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