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Finances and Stewardship in Challenging Times: Insights From Indigenous Communities

Risk assessment is a tool used to understand the impacts of investment. What past assessment tools have lacked, however, is a complete understanding of Indigenous women’s experiences of life in their communities - both economic and social wellbeing.

Points of Light Marks April 2020 As First-Ever “Global Volunteer Month”

Social Impact & Volunteering

Points of Light, the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change, announced today it would make April 2020 the first-ever “Global Volunteer Month.”

Innovating Incredible: CyberGrants Worksheets Facilitating Data Driven Decision Making for Complex Strategic Grants

Innovation & Technology

Complex strategic grantmaking can often require collecting in-depth information to help you, and your team, make initial funding decisions or track a recipient’s progress towards a goal. Housing this vital data in multiple locations...

Safe Water: Indispensable in the Fight Against Coronavirus

Environment

World Water Day occurs every year on March 22. It’s an opportunity to pause and acknowledge what we believe all year long––safe, unpolluted water is a cause worth fighting for.

Message from VMware CEO on COVID-19

This is an extraordinary time, and we are all concerned about the health and safety of family and friends, as we navigate a rapidly-evolving situation. Our hearts go out to everyone around the world impacted, either directly or indirectly...

Arrow Electronics Sponsors Record-Setting Fundraiser for Craig Hospital

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Arrow Electronics was the presenting sponsor for the 2020 Craig Hospital PUSH gala, which raised a record-setting amount for the hospital’s programs, research and patients.

Fifth Third Announces Special Payment to Customer Service Employees

Fifth Third Bank announced that it is giving a special payment to employees who are providing essential banking services to customers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Awards $2500 Grant to University of New Hampshire’s Sustainability Institute, Honoring Wendell Hadden, winner of the 2020 Ray C. Anderson Sustainability Award

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Ray C. Anderson Foundation honors Interface's Wendell Hadden with $2500 grant to the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute, and Interface has matched the grant, bringing it to $5000.

25 Badass Women Shaking up the Climate Movement in 2020

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Even the most courageous leaders have moments of doubt. Eunice Heath, Corporate Director of Sustainability at Dow, has been recognized for developing STEM programs, Project Lead the Way and being instrumental in weaving diversity into ESG strategies.

Albertsons Plans Plexiglass Barriers, ‘Appreciation Pay’ in COVID-19 Response

With coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading rapidly nationwide, Albertsons Cos. plans to install plexiglass barriers in its checkout lanes to safeguard shoppers and cashiers.

Don't Throw Out That Food!

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Through MealConnect™, General Mills and Feeding America have made it easier than ever to connect donors with surplus food to their local Feeding America member food banks and their partners.

Bayer Partners with U.S. Government on Major Product Donation to Fight Coronavirus

Health & Healthcare

Bayer has announced it is joining the U.S. Government's fight against COVID-19 with a donation of 3 million tablets of the drug Resochin (chloroquine phosphate).

Fifth Third Commits $8.75 Million to Address Effects of COVID-19

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The funds from the Fifth Third Foundation and the Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation will be deployed to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the communities served by Fifth Third Bank.

Novartis Commits to Donate up to 130 Million Doses of Hydroxychloroquine to Support the Global COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Novartis announced today its commitment to donate up to 130 million doses of generic hydroxychloroquine to support the global COVID-19 pandemic response.

Chinese Community Supports Its IVECO Family During COVID-19 Crisis

Health & Healthcare

As China continues to heal from the effects of the coronavirus with significantly diminished numbers of infected patients, they are looking to pay forward the support they received with a gesture of good will for their Italian ‘neighbors’.

Navigate the Changing Landscape of Workplace Giving: Insights on Engaging a Dynamic and Diverse Workforce

Workplace giving has evolved significantly over the past few years, becoming an expectation among employees across all industries. Nearly 6 in 10 employees stated it was imperative, or very important, to have a workplace culture that is supportive...

Discovery Education Announces New Parent Toolkit Supporting Homebound Students

Education

To help parents and guardians provide homebound students meaningful educational experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, Discovery Education today announced the launch of Daily DE.

Alliant Energy Donates $100,000 to COVID-19 Relief Efforts

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Alliant Energy is donating $100,000 to the coronavirus relief efforts in Iowa and Wisconsin through its foundation. These efforts support Alliant’s core value of safety and assures the well-being of customers, employees and communities.

Collaborative Action to Combat COVID-19

In CECP’s 2020 Look Ahead blog, our annual examination the corporate social engagement field, Collaborative Action was one of five themes for the upcoming year.

Ahead of World Water Day, Ceres Launches New Effort to Catalyze Capital Markets to Value Water As a Financial Risk

Environment

Ceres launches the Valuing Water Finance Task Force made up of some of the largest and most influential pension funds and banks to drive corporate action on water-related financial risks.

ON Semiconductor Advances STEM Education Through Local Partnerships

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

ON Semiconductor is proud to support and take part in the fourth annual Arizona State University Innovation Open (ASUio) pitch competition.

Climate Leadership Builds on Technology and Empowering People: Together We Go Further

Energy

Founded during the First Industrial Revolution, Schneider is eager to lead the global push to put sustainability at the heart of what the Word Economic Forum recently dubbed the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Top 5 Ways Your Company Can Help Nonprofits Right Now Through Pro Bono

Social good organizations everywhere have suddenly lost primary sources of funding and access to volunteer support, all while they’re working nonstop to sustain their services and scrambling to serve increased needs.

CITGO Donates Kindles to Support E-Learning During COVID-19 School Closures

Education

CITGO, in partnership with HCSO, donated 150 Kindle tablets to the Houston and Alief Independent School Districts to help support low-income students' e-learning needs during the COVID-19 school closures & subsequent move to remote learning platforms

The Detroit Water Crisis and Unexpected Coalitions

Green Infrastructure

Detroit’s water crisis offers broader lessons on the ways that many different parties can build support for institutions that are in decline.