Socially Responsible Investing

The Capital Farmers Actually Need

GreenMoney Journal

Socially Responsible Investing

Unpacking Social Value: IWBI’s Sustainable Finance Leader Profile of the UN Global Compact Network USA

International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)

Philanthropy

The Year Ahead in Philanthropy: 2017 Trends to Watch

2016 was a generous year in philanthropy. What else will 2017 bring? Here are our predictions for the coming year in philanthropy from Jamie Serino, the MicroEdge + Blackbaud Director of Marketing.

Education & Workforce Development

Capital Area Head Start Receives Federal Grant to Extend Classroom Hours

Federal grant provides for extension of classroom hours for 192 preschool children in Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.

Volunteering & Community

What Does it Take to Build a Habitat House?

People in your community and all over the world partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve the place they call home. In fact, Habitat is the largest privately held homebuilder and regularly ranks as one of the top 20 homebuilders in the United States.

Volunteering & Community

Habitat Stories: 5 Amazing Kids Who Make a Difference

In J.Z.’s home, the children ask their friends for charitable donations instead of birthday presents. The kids already get plenty of gifts from relatives, their parents say, and giving to a charity teaches compassion for those not as fortunate and an understanding that everyone can make a difference.

Philanthropy

MGM Resorts International Donates $150,000 to Support Best Buddies Nevada’s Jobs Program for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Best Buddies International, a nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is excited to announce a generous donation from MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) of $150,000 to support the Best Buddies Jobs program in Nevada.

Corporate Responsibility

Feature Q&A with Tyler Butler, Principal and Founder, 11Eleven Consulting and Former CSR Director at GoDaddy

Tyler Butler is Founder and Principal of 11Eleven Consulting. 11Eleven is a boutique consulting firm focused on aiding companies who aim to do well by doing good. 11Eleven assists companies to develop meaningful and innovative corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs.

Socially Responsible Investing

Wells Fargo LIFT Programs Create 2,000 Homeowners in 2016

More than 2,000 families and individuals purchased their home in 2016 through Wells Fargo LIFT programs, which offer homebuyer education plus down payment assistance in local communities.

Socially Responsible Investing

U.S. Conference of Mayors, Wells Fargo Announce 2017 CommunityWINS Grant Program

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and Wells Fargo today announced a call for nominations for the 2017 CommunityWINS℠ grant program, aimed at accelerating neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and job creation in municipalities across the country.

Launched in 2015, the CommunityWINS grant program includes a $3 million investment by the Wells Fargo Foundation over three years. CommunityWINS grant program is administered by The U.S. Conference of Mayors and funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation.

Socially Responsible Investing

A Passion for Continuous Innovation

UK-based microinsurance specialist MicroEnsure, a member of the Business Call to Action (BCtA) since 2012, has made an ambitious new pledge to insure 5 million additional low-income customers while producing three groundbreaking, scalable new products by 2020.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Jewelry Industry Moves Toward More Sustainable and Ethical Supply Chains

The jewelry industry has forged ahead with recent efforts to ensure gemstones and other jewelry products are sustainably sourced. Before the American Gem Trade Association’s annual conference kicks off in Tucson, hundreds of jewelers and others will gather on Jan. 29-30 for their second “Jewelry Industry Summit” to advance efforts for responsible sourcing of gemstones and to improve sustainability in the gem supply trade.

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