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Mar 21, 2019 11:35 AM ET - As the field of pro bono service continues to grow, companies increasingly identify pro bono programming as a critical element of their overall social impact objectives. Taproot Foundation conducted an inaugural survey of companies doing pro bono to...

Hunger Relief Agencies in 14 States Receive $1.8 Million in Support From Tyson Foods

Mar 21, 2019 11:00 AM ET - As part of Tyson Foods’ (NYSE: TSN) ongoing efforts to address food insecurity in its communities, the company announced today $1.8 million in new hunger relief grants. Twenty Feeding America® member food banks and other community hunger relief...

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Launch New “Concept and Create” Virtual Field Trip Nationwide to Empower 21st Century Makers and Doers

Mar 21, 2019 10:15 AM ET - Stanley Black & Decker, the world's largest tools and storage company and leader in engineered fastening and security, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content and...

Lessons from Collaboration: How One Nonprofit Scaled Up Nutrition Education

Mar 21, 2019 10:00 AM ET - The collaboration between the Walmart Foundation and the nonprofit organization FoodCorps illustrates how companies can lend both their financial firepower and their expertise to help nonprofits scale up their missions.

Timberland Celebrates Employee Service Champions with Annual “40s Club” Breakfast

Mar 21, 2019 10:00 AM ET - Timberland recently celebrated 128 global headquarters employees who served all of their available volunteer hours in 2018. Through the brand’s Path of Service™ program, employees are given up to 40 paid hours each year to serve in the community...

United Way, Subaru Unveil New Reading Oasis at Forest Hill Elementary School in Celebration of Read Across America Week

Mar 21, 2019 9:40 AM ET - United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Subaru of America, Inc. celebrated Read Across America Week on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, by unveiling a new reading oasis for students at Forest Hill Elementary School.

Aligning Resources for Good: Incorporating SRI Into a Philanthropic Framework

Mar 21, 2019 8:35 AM ET - As interest in SRI investing continues to grow in the philanthropic sector, we’ve given much thought to how a foundation can apply the Framework to strategies that use all of its capital in order to create positive impact. Each of the three...

Video | Verizon Commits to Increased Visibility for People with Disabilities

Mar 21, 2019 8:00 AM ET - Verizon, Getty Images and the National Disability Leadership Alliance are creating The Disability Collection, a growing collection of stock images that break stereotypes and authentically portray people with disabilities in everyday life.

Alliance Data Presents a Special Evening With Five for Fighting

Mar 20, 2019 4:30 PM ET - My Possibilities (MP) a North Texas for-cause organization invites you to attend A Special Evening with Five for Fighting, Sunday, April 7 at the Winspear Opera House.

Novo Nordisk and Discovery Education Award Three “Super Health, Super You” National Community Health Challenge Winners $10,000 in Prizes

Mar 20, 2019 4:00 PM ET - Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, today announced the Super Health, Super You Community Health Challenge winners in...

The Significant and Cyclical Literacy Crisis Facing America Today Begins With Our Children

Mar 20, 2019 3:35 PM ET - It’s a startling fact that 25 million children in the U.S. cannot read proficiently and by the fourth grade, 63% of children are reading below grade level. There is a significant and cyclical literacy crisis facing America today and it begins with...

Using Sunlight to Lower Bills for Low- to Moderate-Income Families

Mar 20, 2019 2:30 PM ET - It’s important to Monica Sirri to cook for her family — including her three adult children and four grandchildren — when they visit every weekend. “It’s the main thing to stay together,” Sirri said. “I have proof, because they love me and stay with...

Nourishing Communities: How T. Rowe Price Works With Local Organizations to End Global Hunger

Mar 20, 2019 2:00 PM ET - Approximately 11% of the world's inhabitants (some 821 million people) face chronic hunger, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. T. Rowe Price, however, is committed to supporting global hunger relief— the firm...

Millions of Volunteers Will Transform Public Spaces Into Beautiful Places During the Keep America Beautiful Great American Cleanup

Mar 20, 2019 12:50 PM ET - It’s the first day of spring, which means it’s time to kick off the annual Keep America Beautiful® Great American Cleanup®, the nation’s largest community improvement program. Through this far-reaching effort, which takes place from March 20 through...

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Welcomes Spring by Announcing Gro More Good Grassroots Grantees with KidsGardening

Mar 20, 2019 10:35 AM ET - To mark the first day of spring and celebrate the start of the gardening season, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation today announced the recipients of the 2019 Gro More Good Grassroots Grants with KidsGardening. 175 school and nonprofit organizations...

Smithfield Foods Donates More Than 42,000 Pounds of Protein To Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina

Mar 20, 2019 10:30 AM ET - Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Food Lion joined forces to donate more than more than 42,000 pounds of protein to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. Smithfield’s contribution was part of the company’s 2019 Helping Hungry Homes® donation tour...

Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation Announce a Commitment of $100,000 for Midwest Flood Relief

Mar 20, 2019 10:00 AM ET - In response to the floods that have impacted midwestern states including Iowa and Nebraska, Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation have committed to provide $100,000 in support through cash and product donations. The commitment includes $50,...

How Hallmark Has Been Supporting Strong Women for 40 years

Mar 20, 2019 9:05 AM ET - For 40 years, Hallmark supported the Girl Scouts in their mission to build “girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.” In 2017, Hallmark was humbled to receive the Girl Scouts’ Corporate Philanthropy Award in...

7 Ways Volunteering Can Benefit Your Health and Well-Being

Mar 20, 2019 8:00 AM ET - We know it can be nerve racking starting something new or entering into unfamiliar territory, but there’s so much you get in return for doing something good. There are countless benefits to volunteering, and after reading this you are going to wish...

Pro Bono Perspectives Podcast: Episode 17 - The Impact of Female Leadership With Syretta Hill

Mar 20, 2019 7:00 AM ET - In recognition of Women’s History Month, Pro Bono Perspectives host and Common Impact CEO Danielle Holly teams up with Syretta Hill, Executive Director of StepUp Durham, to reflect on workplace power dynamics and how women are doing things...

Celebrating the Impact of Volunteers During National Volunteer Month This April - and All Year Round

Mar 19, 2019 3:30 PM ET - Each year in April, individuals and organizations across the United States and around the world celebrate National Volunteer Month to honor the important impact volunteers have in our communities, and to encourage even more people to start...

World Water Day 2019: Addressing Water Scarcity and the Need for Sanitation and Access to Clean Water Globally

Mar 19, 2019 1:40 PM ET - 783 million (1 in 9) people do not have access to clean water, and it is projected that two thirds of humanity will live in water-stressed areas by 2025. Nearly 1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease...

Discovery Education and LG Electronics USA Celebrate “International Day of Happiness” Discussing Science-Based Practices to Achieve Sustainable Happiness

Mar 19, 2019 1:35 PM ET - In celebration of the International Day of Happiness, LG Electronics USA and Discovery Education, the leading provider of standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, today...

P&G Sets New Goal to Deliver 25 Billion Liters of Clean Drinking Water to Families in Need Worldwide

Mar 19, 2019 1:00 PM ET - This World Water Day, Procter & Gamble (P&G) is celebrating the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters of clean drinking water through its non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program. P&G is now...

Newark, Delaware’s Kirk Middle School Claims Keep America Beautiful Recycle-Bowl Title

Mar 19, 2019 10:15 AM ET - Kirk Middle School of Newark, Delaware, today was crowned national champion of the Keep America Beautiful® Recycle-Bowl, the national recycling competition for K-12 students, teachers and school communities. Recycle-Bowl engaged nearly 730 schools...

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