Volunteering & Community

Sappi Awards Girl Scouts of Maine With Unique Paper Scientist Patch

To encourage girls to pursue fields in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), several Sappi employees worked with the Girl Scouts of Maine to develop a first-of-its-kind Girl Scout Paper Scientist Patch. It was awarded to 15 Girl Scouts from Troop 574 in Westbrook, Maine and Troop 2070 in Gorham, Maine.

Research & Reports

New Matching Gifts Guide for Employers! Everything You Need to Know to Match Employee Donations

A successful matching gift program can help your company attract and retain employees, showcase your corporate values, enhance your employees’ experience, and — most importantly — make a difference.

AI & Technology

Data Science to Improve Foresight and Decision Making in the Humanitarian Sector

The organization I work for—Mercy Corps—strives to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression through economic development and emergency relief programs around the world. This work has always been challenging. We’ve seen firsthand the fragmentation of armed actors in the Syrian War or increasing climate variability in the Horn of Africa, a region already made vulnerable by poverty and violent extremism. Add to this complexity, an emerging digital space where media platforms are used to recruit terrorists, manipulate voters, or incite violence against minorities.

Corporate Responsibility

How Electronic Payments Can Help You Scale Your Corporate Giving Program

When a cause needs to process a paper donation check, it creates costly administrative work. Non-profits must deposit each check and issue manual tax receipts. Benevity sends the majority (88% in 2018!) of payments processed through our platform electronically, with funds arriving within 30 days, making us a leader in the industry.

Volunteering & Community

Northwestern Mutual’s Ultimate Campout Unites Families Fighting Childhood Cancer

When a child receives a cancer diagnosis, their life as they know it – as well as their entire family’s – is put on hold, while treatment takes over as the family’s #1 priority. That’s why Northwestern Mutual’s Foundation* created the Ultimate Campout Fighting Childhood Cancer.

Philanthropy

JetBlue Helps Rebuild Puerto Rico with Habitat Restoration

This summer, JetBlue joined The Ocean Foundation and other local organizations to learn how to restore ecosystems that protect coastlines. These are some of the habitats that were decimated during Hurricane Maria. In addition to hands-on work, JetBlue also offered financial support to The Ocean Foundation.

Philanthropy

Aflac Awards $125,000 in Grants to South Carolina Nonprofits

Aflac is granting $125,000 to 17 local nonprofits working on projects that support health & well-being, education, and community development programs

Awards & Rankings

Massachusetts Middle Schooler Wins 2019 Arrow Innovation in Electronics Award

Arrow Electronics presented Massachusetts seventh grader Vikram Anantha with its 2019 Innovation in Electronics Award at the National Invention Convention, a celebration of K-12 inventors and entrepreneurs from across the United States.

Philanthropy

State Prison Directors Honor Koch’s Holden for Justice Reform ‘Leadership’

The Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) gave Holden its National Leadership Award at a gathering this week in Washington, D.C.

Inclusion & Opportunity

Smithfield Foods Sponsors Veteran Honor Flight to Nation’s Capital

The Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods Inc., announced today a $125,000 donation to the Midwest Honor Flight organization to sponsor 83 World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans for an all-expenses-paid flight to visit the nation’s capital.

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