Philanthropy

Brown-Forman Announces $1 Million Contribution to Speed Art Museum

Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that it is giving the Speed Art Museum $1 million dollars as part of the Speed’s multi-million dollar capital campaign. The announcement was made today by Brown-Forman Vice Chairman James S. Welch, Jr. during a news conference at the Speed Art Museum.

Volunteering & Community

CITGO, Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park & Grand Isle School Help Restore Critical Barrier Island in Southeast Louisiana

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina seriously damaged the dune ridges of Grand Isle, a barrier island located in Jefferson Parish, and 10 years later, the damage caused by Katrina continues to jeopardize the beach. Recently, volunteers from the Nature Conservancy, Grand Isle State Park and Grand Isle School planted beach vegetation in order to stabilize the dune ridges of the Grand Isle shoreline, create habitats for migratory birds and make Grand Isle and its residents more resistant to storm surge.

Education & Workforce Development

Using STEM to Make a Difference in Their Communities, 15 Public Schools are Named National Finalists in the $2 million* Solve for Tomorrow Contest

When their teacher asked them to take a hard look at issues affecting people in their community, one group of students in Missouri noticed that some of their peers with disabilities had trouble staying upright in their wheelchairs. And so, the students got to work with compressed cardboard, cutting and shaping various components to find which ones would create classroom furniture that would make their friends most comfortable

Events

Ritz Carlton, Tata Consultancy Services, and IBM to Take the Stage at International Women's Day 2016

On March 7 - 8 at the United Nations and Microsoft's New York office, The Business of Inclusion: Global Prosperity through Women and Girls Empowerment will convene more than 500 public and private sector leaders to explore inclusive solutions that create opportunities for women and girls around the world.

Volunteering & Community

If It’s in Your Life, It’s Probably on Our Trains

The joys of everyday life are often experienced in the moment, with little, if any, thought put towards how they were made possible. That’s the logic behind CSX’s latest digital partnership.

Volunteering & Community

SiMPACT Strategy Group CEO & Founder, Stephanie Robertson, in Financial Post Magazine

SiMPACT Strategy Group Founder & CEO, Stephanie Robertson, was featured in the February issue of Financial Post Magazine and spoke to the importance of the three questions all companies should be asking before diving into community investment.

Philanthropy

Talbots and The Oprah Magazine Join Forces to Support Dress for Success in Effort to Empower More Women in the Workforce

There is growing importance that corporations and nonprofits align strategically, work to identify mutually beneficial goals, and work in partnership to deliver transformational experiences [i.e. to employees, customers, other stakeholders] while meeting real nonprofit needs (Source:America’s Charities Snapshot 2015 – The Corporate DNA).

Environment

An Unrealistic Hypothetical

This is why it’s so important that we increase fuel efficiency in our vehicles. Driving-as-usual is horribly wasteful. It’s harmful to our environment and it forces us to spend money on things we don’t really care about.

Awards & Rankings

Four Inspiring Innovations Which Help Reduce Child Deaths in Developing Countries Share $1 Million Prize from GSK and Save the Children

GSK and Save the Children today revealed the winners of their third annual US$1 million Healthcare Innovation Award, which recognises innovations from developing countries that are helping to reduce deaths among children under five. A paperless immunisation records system in Vietnam won the largest share of the award, followed by a foil pouch for accurately giving HIV medicines to newborns in Ecuador; an integrated care package for mothers and newborns in Kenya; and a tool for better understanding child deaths in South Africa.

Events

FOX Sports, National Geographic Channels Nominated for Cynopsis Social Good Awards

FOX Sports and the National Geographic Channels are among the nominees for the Second Annual Cynopsis Social Good Awards, which honor the entertainment industry's outstanding social responsibility initiatives. Nominees include FOX Sports Supports "We Are BGCA" spot, Nat Geo WILD's "Big Cat Week," and National Geographic Channel's "Warlords of Ivory" Explorer special.

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