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It’s a Big Deal – National Adoption Month

November is the Anniversary of the founding of The Wendy's Company as well as National Adoption Month. Founder Dave Thomas was instrumental in helping cut the red-tape barriers to adoption on a national level.

Philanthropy

JetBlue For Good™ Encourages Customers and Crewmembers to Give Back And Enter for A Chance to Donate $1,000 to Their Favorite Charity

JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) is celebrating November as Philanthropy Month, recognizing those who actively volunteer in their communities. To kick off this month of giving, JetBlue is launching a contest inviting customers and crewmembers to join the JetBlue For Good Crew. Volunteers who work to make their communities a better place can enter at JetBlueForGood.com for a chance to win $1,000 for the charity of their choice (a).

Philanthropy

St. Vincent De Paul Parish Partners with BJ’s Wholesale Club to Donate 400 Turkeys this Thanksgiving Season

This November, 400 families will receive a turkey and all the trimmings for their Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the generous donation provided by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore’s Parish Conference at Immaculate Conception-St. Cecilia and the BJ’s Wholesale Clubs in Baltimore, Canton and Owings Mills. Earlier today, BJ’s presented a check to St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore to help families in need just in time for Thanksgiving

Philanthropy

Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge® Raises $3.75 Million for Domestic Violence Programs

Nearly 200 nonprofits stepped up as part of The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse® Challenge to raise $3.75 million through online public donations and Allstate Foundation grants for domestic violence survivors around the country. The effort coincided with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, a key fundraising time for domestic violence programs.

Philanthropy

Ideas that Matter 2016 | The 826 Anthology of Student Writing

Ideas that Matter winner McSweeney’s created an anthology of student work from each of 826 National’s seven chapters. 826 is a network of nonprofit organizations dedicated to inspiring students to cultivate their writing skills—encouraging them to share their voices, explore creativity and imagine a brighter future.

Philanthropy

Ideas that Matter 2016 | The Pain Project: Creating Tools for Shared Decision-Making

Another winner of this year’s Ideas that Matter grant is The Center for Design in the Public Interest (DiPi) at the University of California, Davis.

Volunteering & Community

Republic Services Volunteers at Mary’s Place in Seattle

Republic Services of Seattle, WA took time to volunteer their time at Mary’s Place, a resource/housing center for homeless woman and children in the Seattle, WA area. Mary’s Place was in need of remodeling of the rooms of a building, a former Travel Lodge, that was donated to them. The center houses 200 family members at any given time.

Corporate Responsibility

Three-Quarters of Millennials Would Take a Pay Cut to Work for a Socially Responsible Company, According to Research from Cone Communications

Three-quarters (76%) of Millennials consider a company’s social and environmental commitments when deciding where to work and nearly two-thirds (64%) won’t take a job if a potential employer doesn’t have strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices, according to the 2016 Cone Communications Millennial Employee Engagement Study. The study reveals that meaningful engagement around CSR is a business – and bottom line – imperative, impacting a company’s ability to appeal to, retain and inspire Millennial talent.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

JPMorgan Chase Report Finds Job Matching Technology Insufficient for Job Seekers, Employers

Technology innovations that match job seekers with employers are transforming the labor market, but these tools are not doing enough to help low and middle skill workers find quality jobs, according to a new JPMorgan Chase report.

Environment

Grant Brings Science of Stormwater Pollution to Businesses

Thanks to a $95,000 grant from Boeing, the Washington Stormwater Center will help businesses understand stormwater runoff regulations and why they’re essential to good stormwater management.

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