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Mar 31, 2011 10:00 AM ET - by Lynnette McIntire Two years ago, Transportation Manager Chip Chappelle volunteered to help The UPS Foundation coordinate an ocean shipment of emergency tents from Indiana to Honduras.  Since then, he has managed the logistics of...

Mar 30, 2011 10:00 AM ET - (3BL Media / theCSRfeed) March 30, 2011 - Is your community a great place for young people to live, learn and thrive? If so, America's Promise Alliance...

Mar 29, 2011 9:00 AM ET - LEAF and Planet Connect offer congrats to all 15 finalists! Check out the finalist announcement, watch all of the videos, and rate your favorite from March 23 - April 1 to help determine who wins.

Mar 25, 2011 4:00 PM ET - GE is making manifold efforts to alleviate the suffering in Japan. GE has contributed $5 million in the forms of cash, equipment and service. This includes providing their nuclear energy business, which has a 24-hour command center, to work on the restoration after a tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and wiped out all power. 

Mar 25, 2011 10:56 AM ET - The week of March 14th, Media Impact staff led a five-day workshop for a new telenovela in Chiapas, Mexico.  Media Impact Programs Director, Brenda Campos, tells us about her experience.

Mar 23, 2011 9:00 AM ET - Many companies have begun their response to the disaster in Japan. As contributions are made and initiatives undertaken, companies are faced with decisions about what portion of their budget to allocate and how they intend to mobilize...

Mar 21, 2011 5:32 PM ET - Japan is facing the aftermath of one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent history – a 9.0-magnitude earthquake followed by tsunami, which caused a nuclear crisis. The series of events is almost unimaginable, and though the...

Mar 21, 2011 3:30 PM ET - iStockphoto (www.istockphoto.com) is connecting with its community to provide help to victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.  iStock Cares™ created the Japan Relief Fund, which supports three notable charities on the ground in Japan, providing an easy and convenient way for millions of istockphoto.com members to donate, with iStock matching donations to the fund.  The technology to power the fund, real-time matching offer, immediate tax receipts and funds distribution are powered by Benevity (www.benevity.org).  To view details and make a donation to help Japan, visit istockphoto.com/donation.

Mar 17, 2011 11:15 AM ET - GE has revealed a $5 million donation to help ease the suffering and aid recovery in Japan, in the form of cash, equipment and services GE is working alongside the local and national governments to assist with healthcare, energy, and water service, in order to support the resurgence development In 2010 alone, GE organizations and stakeholders, including employees and retirees contributed more than an estimated $225 million to community and educational programs, together with more than $100 million from the GE Foundation

Mar 16, 2011 11:10 AM ET - Obopay, Inc. (http://www.obopay.com/) , the mobile money solutions pioneer, and Benevity Social Ventures, Inc. (www.benevity.org), a leader in mobile and online donation processing software, today announced a text-to-donate relief effort to speed funds to the ravaged regions of northern Japan.  This innovative solution combines Obopay’s instant mobile payment technology with expansive donation management, tax receipting and corporate matching functionality provided through Benevity.    Consumers can make donations up to hundreds of dollars, as opposed to the $5 to $10 limits allowed through other text-to-donate programs; and the donations reach the relief organizations rapidly—as opposed to the normal 90 to 120 days typical of carrier-based programs.  Donors can make charitable contributions from their mobile devices by texting the keyword “Japan” to the shortcode 48510.  Users are then directed to a mobile payment site to complete their donation and can receive an electronic tax receipt.

Mar 16, 2011 9:43 AM ET - Corazon de Mujer/The Heart of a Woman narrates the story of three generations of women as they seek to change the reality of their circumstances.  The storyline touches on the fibers of the audiences’ daily life and brings listeners close...