Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation Tackled Complex Health Needs in New York in 2016

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:05

The Empire BlueCross BlueShield Foundation works with organizations in Empire’s 28-county service area to help improve the health of New Yorkers. Through our focus on heart health, cancer prevention, prenatal care, diabetes prevention, active lifestyles and behavioral health, the Foundation is teaming with organizations that are setting the standard when it comes to innovative programs that offer long term health solutions.

Expanded Community Recess Partnership Aims to Increase Physical Activity and Support Learning Through the Power of Play

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 15:05

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), Playworks New England and the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition (RIHSC) announced today an expanded second-year recess partnership to increase physical activity and bolster social-emotional skills in local students. The Playworks Recess Implementation program has grown from its initial work with 18 schools during 2016 to doubling the size of the program to 36 schools from across the state this school year.

Domtar EarthChoice Monthly Minute | January 2017

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 13:25

Read Domtar's EarthChoice Monthly Minute for January 2017.

Baxter International Foundation Helps Grow the Independent Health Foundation’s Good for the Neighborhood® Program

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 10:00

A grant from the Baxter International Foundation will help support and grow the Independent Health Foundation’s Good for the Neighborhood® (GFTN) program, a free community-based wellness initiative that brings healthy living and training tools to assist individuals in at-risk and underserved neighborhoods where access to healthcare is limited due to social and economic barriers.

Cox Automotive Presents Barbara Cox Automotive Woman of the Year Award

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 09:30

Cox Automotive™ presented the 12th annual Barbara Cox Automotive Woman of the Year Award to Linda Silverstein, general manager, remarketing and rental operations, Ford Motor Company.

Albertsons Companies Celebrates Adding 26,000 Jobs & 174 Stores, and Increasing Support to Local Communities Since 2015 Merger with Safeway

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 12:00

On the two-year anniversary of the merger that created the second-largest supermarket company in the U.S., Albertsons Companies announced that since the merger with Safeway, it has grown its workforce by 10 percent, creating 26,000 jobs; built or acquired 174 locations; increased healthy food and financial donations; and elevated its commitment to sustainability.

Offer Ends Jan. 31! Get a Free Evaluation of Your Employee Giving & Volunteer Program

Fri, 01/27/2017 - 17:35

Each year your organization works hard to meet its social responsibility and employee engagement goals while also meeting your employees' expectations. How did your 2016 employee giving and engagement programs perform?

Marina Bay Sands Holds Team Member Bazaar Benefitting Local Organizations

Mon, 01/30/2017 - 09:00

School Food Director Embraces Buying Power, Diversity to Improve Menus

Tue, 02/07/2017 - 10:05

One rainy day last fall, Anneliese Tanner scrolled through photos of sweet potatoes on her phone.The managers at some of the 114 school cafeterias under her watch in the Austin Independent School District were posting photos of the vegetables as their cooks made baked sweet potatoes for the first time.

Employee Mentor Shares Big Lessons

Fri, 01/27/2017 - 15:30

This month, Comcast NBCUniversal is expanding Beyond School Walls, our workplace-based mentoring program with Big Brothers Big Sisters, to NBCUniversal employees at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Including Los Angeles, Comcast NBCUniversal employees currently mentor local schoolchildren in Comcast offices in 17 cities nationwide.