Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

MK5K 2025: Canada Laces Up for a Cause

Mary Kay

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Direct Relief Surpasses $2 Billion in Aid to Ukraine

Direct Relief

Wells Fargo Grants Aim to Improve Financial Health for Struggling Families

With millions of Americans wrestling with financial insecurity, the Wells Fargo Foundation today announced $5.4 million in grants to nine organizations that help struggling households manage their finances, reduce debt, improve credit and gain access to other life-changing economic opportunities.

Pro Bono Perspectives Episode 34: Gary Levante, Bershire Bank

This Pro Bono Week bonus episode returns to Danielle Holly's conversation with Gary Levante, Senior Vice President of Corporate Responsibility & Culture at Berkshire Bank and one of the collaborators behind Skills for Cities.

Published in Colombia: The Business of Solving Social Problems

In Colombia, a few companies are starting to go beyond philanthropy to see social impact as core to maximizing their business returns. These companies create shared value in different ways.

In the Homestretch: NPHY Closes in on Housing Expansion Campaign Goal

With the initial backing from Sands Cares and the JBJ Soul Foundation, NPHY has a goal of raising $500,000 through the Housing Expansion Campaign and will use funds to develop new multi-family property to flexibly house homeless and at-risk youth.

Council of Michigan Foundations Honors John Erb with 2019 Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy

John Erb has been named the 2019 recipient of the Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy by the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) and the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA).

Cultivating Student Scientists to Improve Water Quality of Indian River Lagoon

These students have helped raise over 2,000 native shoreline plants in schoolyard nurseries and filled hundreds of fossilized shell bags, all of which have been utilized in living shoreline restoration projects in the Indian River Lagoon.

Capacity Commons: Scaling Pro Bono in the Social Sector

Skilled volunteering offers a transformative opportunity for organizations with capacity needs with over 70% of nonprofits reporting that pro bono service would enable them to increase their impact. Capacity Commons is helping them make it happen.

Ecocentricity Blog: Seven Down, Many More to Go

RayDay meant something to this child. I can’t tell you with certainty what he did that day, but I know that it was good and wholesome. I also know that his experience brought him closer to nature.

Montana Homeownership to Get $3.4 Million Boost From Wells Fargo

The NeighborhoodLIFT® program is part of $1 billion commitment by the Wells Fargo Foundation over six years to address housing affordability

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    Corporate governance, risk management, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance are demanding challenges that companies face in today’s ever...
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